English
laam
Laam comes from Arabic لَام ‘Name of the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet…’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَامlām‘Name of the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet (ل (l)), representing the sound /l/’
- Englishtodaylaam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَامlām‘Name of the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet (ل (l)), representing the sound /l/’
- Englishtodaylaam
Linked words
through Arabic لَام ‘Name of the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet…’
Today it means
noun The letter ل in the Arabic script.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic لَام / laam