lam

Meanings

Verb

To beat or thrash.
To flee or run away.

Noun

The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل. It is preceded by ك and followed by م.

Origin

From Middle English lamen, lemen, from Old English lemian and Old Norse lemja; both from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.
From Arabic لَام, the name of the letter ل.

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