Will someone tell me more about the Arabic lām, which I just discovered?
I see it showing up in combination with alif, but I'm a bit confused about usage. I appreciate any insights you have to share--thank you! :)
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Well, lām ( ل ) has number of functions and positions in a word. Some of which that come to mind right now are the following:
1- In the beginning of a word, it can have two functions:
- as part of the definite article "the", when combined with alif: "الا" / "ال" =
"الانسان" (The human) "الرجل"" (The man)
- as a regular letter: "لعب" (play)
2- In the middle: "سلم" (ladder)
3-In the end: "ليل" (night)
Note:
With alif (أ) at the beginning, it functions as a definite article (ال/الا), but when it's like this "لا" (combined with one alif) it doesn't; it just functions as a regular part of the word.
"لا" (No), ''لاعب'' (player), ''سلام"" (peace), "مهلا" (wait) .
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انا بدي كون اجتماعي بالحياة بس متلبك شوي كيف بدي عبر واندمج
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A ALIF in The beginning of the word => ارنب "rabbit" do not linked to the letter after him
but LAM => لحم "meat" is linked
a ALIF in the middle of the word => فار "mouse" do not linked
a LAM => قلم "pen" is linked
and ALIF at the end of the word written like this => عصا" stick"
but LAM it is written like this=> جمل"camel"
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