lam

Meanings

1. To beat or thrash.
2. To flee or run away.

1. A flight or escape.

1. The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل (l). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).

1. Abbreviation of light antiarmor/antiarmour missile.
2. Abbreviation of land attack missile.
3. Abbreviation of loitering attack missile.
4. Acronym of lactational amenorrhea method, a method of birth control through breastfeeding.

1. A surname from Cantonese.

Etymology

From Middle English lamen, lemen, from Old English lemian and Old Norse lemja; both from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.