/ˈlɑːmɛd/
OriginFrom Hebrew לָמֶד (lamedh), from Proto-Semitic *lamed- (“goad”) (Hebrew מַלְמָד (malmad, “goad”)). Doublet of lambda.
- The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- form-of, participle, pastsimple past and past participle of lame
Formslameds(plural) · lamedh(alternative)
Source: Wiktionary