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title: "لَيْمُون (laymūn) meaning in Arabic: lemon"
description: "لَيْمُون (laymūn) means “lemon”. Level A0: forms and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/laymun"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# لَيْمُون

*laymūn* · **lemon**

لَيْمُون (laymūn) is an Arabic noun meaning “lemon”. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Level: A0

## How to read لَيْمُون, letter by letter

5 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ل — لام (lām): l
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- م — ميم (mīm): m
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## You already know this word

The English word “lemon” comes from the Arabic لَيْمُون: the word you already use is the one you are learning.

## Questions about لَيْمُون

### What level is لَيْمُون?

Fasaha first uses لَيْمُون at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


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