lam
/lam/
Definition
lām, the twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet
- dinni kaflarına, lamlarına — religion's kāfs and lāms
- lam harf — the letter lām
- lamnı jazarğa — to write the letter lām
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lamthe lām | lamlathe lāms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | lamnıthe lām's | lamlanıthe lāms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | lamnıthe lām (as the object) | lamlanıthe lāms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | lamğato the lām | lamlağato the lāms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | lamdaat / in the lām | lamladaat / in the lāms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | lamdanfrom the lām | lamladanfrom the lāms | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | lamımmy lām | lamlarımmy lāms |
| your | lamıngyour lām | lamlarıngyour lāms |
| his / her | lamıhis / her lām | lamlarıhis / her lāms |
| our | lamıbızour lām | lamlarıbızour lāms |
| you all's | lamığızyou all's lām | lamlarığızyou all's lāms |
| their | lamlarıtheir lām | lamlarıtheir lāms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: lamları can mean "his / her lāms", "their lām", or "their lāms" — context decides.