The Arabic letters - Class 23

23. lam Learn the Arabic letter Lam with word samples The Arabic letter Lam ل is the 23rd letter in the Arabic alphabet. It has -almost- the shape of the bottom part of an umbrella. Also, its shape is so similar to the English L. In addition to the isolated form, this letter has 3 forms in an Arabic word. Contents hide 1. The shapes of the letter Lam ل: 2. How to pronounce Lam ل? 3. Examples of words with Lam ل: 4. The letter Lam ل with the Harakat حركات: 5. The combination of Lam ل and Alif ا: 6. FAQ about the letter Lam ل: The shapes of the letter Lam ل: TERMINAL MIDDLE INITIAL ISOLATED ـل ـلـ لـ ل How to pronounce Lam ل? The pronunciation of the letter Lam ل is similar to the pronunciation of the soft English letter L. To pronounce Lam ل, press the tip of your tongue on the top part of your mouth. Examples of words with Lam ل: Here are some examples of the letter Lam ل at the beginning, middle and end of the word: The initial Lam ل: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION ليل Night Layl لوح Board Lawh لبن Yogurt Laban The middle Lam ل: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION فلك Astronomy Falak حافلة Bus Hafilaa ملح Salt Milh The terminal Lam ل: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION منزل House Manzel قفل Lock Qifl جمل Camel Jamal The letter Lam ل with the Harakat حركات: The letter Lam ل with fat.ha فتحة: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION قلَم Pen Qalam لَون Color Lawn عَلَم Science A’lam The letter Lam ل with the Damma ضمة: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION لُعبة Game\toy Luo’uba لُؤلؤ Pearl Lu’lu’ لُحوم Meats Luhum The letter Lam ل with Kasra كسرة: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION لِسان Tongue Lisan لِص Thief Liss لِباس clothes Libas The letter Lam ل with Sukuun سكون: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION ملْعقة Spoon Mela’aqa بصلْ Onions Bassal عِلْم Science I’lm The combination of Lam ل and Alif ا: When the Arabic letter Alif ا comes after Lam ل, they make the following forms: TERMINAL MIDDLE INITIAL ISOLATED ـلا ـلا لا ل+ا Examples of the combination of Lam ل and Alif ا: ARABIC ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION Initial لا No La Middle كلام Talk Kalam Terminal أهلاً وسهلاً Welcome Ahlan wa sahlan The letter Lam ل is one of the easy Arabic letters which are not difficult to pronounce, as its sound exists in many other languages. And its shape is not similar to any other Arabic letter. FAQ about the letter Lam ل: Is Lam ل written on or over the line? Lam ل is written on the line, but if the following letter is written over the line, you should write Lam ل over the line as well. Is Lam ل a sun or moon letter? Lam ل is a sun letter, so the Lam ل in الـ is silent when it is followed by Lam ل, and Lam ل is doubled. Does Lam ل correspond the light or dark L? The Arabic letter Lam ل corresponds to the light English L, but there are some special cases when Lam ل corresponds to the dark English L. For example : الله Allah (god). The Lam ل here is dark.