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lamed

/ˈlɑːmɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
lamed
IPA
/ˈlɑːmɛd/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

verb

simple past and past participle of lame

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: לָמֶד, *lamed-

Inflected Forms

lameds (plural) lamedh (alternative)

Derived Forms

unlamed

Phrases

lamed auctoris

Homonyms

lamedh

Rhymes With

ahmed lamedh named claimed aimed framed blamed proclaimed acclaimed famed unnamed shamed

Questions

How do you pronounce lamed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑːmɛd/.
What does lamed mean?
The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Where does lamed come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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