English Explanatory Dictionary

lamed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of lame

Pronunciation

/ˈlɑːmɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lamed2.wav /leɪmd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lamed.wav

Word forms

lamed lameds lamedh

Etymology

From Hebrew לָמֶד (lamedh), from Proto-Semitic *lamed- (“goad”) (Hebrew מַלְמָד (malmad, “goad”)). Doublet of lambda.

Derived words

lamed auctoris unlamed
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