ܠܡܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤋𐤌𐤃 (lmd, literally goad) through Classical Syriac; compare Hebrew לָמֶד (lámed), Arabic لَام (lām) and Ancient Greek λᾰ́βδᾰ (lắbdă).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [lɑːmað.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [lam.mad.], [lam.mat.]

Noun

ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ • (lāmaḏf

  1. lamed (the twelfth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

  • Lāmaḏ represents the number thirty in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
    • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܠ݇), it means 30,000.

Coordinate terms

  • (symbol) ܠ
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