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Lamedh | |
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Phoenician | 𐤋 |
Hebrew | ל |
Aramaic | 𐡋 |
Syriac | ܠ |
Arabic | ل |
Phonemic representation | l, (ɫ) |
Position in alphabet | 12 |
Numerical value | 30 |
Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician | |
Greek | Λ |
Latin | L |
Cyrillic | Л |
Lamedh or lamed is the twelfth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Arabic lām ل, Aramaic lāmaḏ 𐡋, Hebrew lāmeḏ ל, Phoenician lāmd 𐤋, and Syriac lāmaḏ ܠ. Its sound value is [l].
The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek Lambda (Λ), Latin L, and Cyrillic El (Л).