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
Noun
ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ • (lāmaḏ) f
- 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