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The Arabic letter ل (lām): sound, forms and words

ل, called lām, is letter 23 of the 28 in the Arabic alphabet. How it sounds: l. It joins the letter after it, so it has four written forms.

How ل is written

  • لAlone
  • ل‍Start
  • ‍ل‍Middle
  • ‍لEnd

Arabic words that begin with ل

From the Fasaha dictionary, easiest first. Each word opens its own page with meaning, root and forms.

Questions about ل

How do you pronounce the Arabic letter ل?
ل (lām) sounds like this: l.
Does ل join the next letter?
Yes. ل joins the letter after it, so it has separate start, middle and end shapes: ل‍, ‍ل‍, ‍ل.
What number is ل in the Arabic alphabet?
ل is letter 23 of 28, after ك (kāf) and before م (mīm).

All 28 letters in the alphabet chart

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