Arabic

Adverb

لَمْ • ‎(lam)

1. not (past tense)

   لَمْ يَكْتُبْ‎ ― lam yaktub ― he has not written

Usage notes

• لم is used to deny the past. It governs the jussive of the verb.

See also

• Negative particles: لَا ‎(lā), لَن ‎(lan), مَا ‎(mā)
• لَيْسَ ‎(laysa)

Adverb

لِمَ • ‎(lima)

1. Alternative spelling of لِمَا ‎(limā)

Synonyms

• لما

Etymology 2

Verb

لُمْ • ‎(lum) ‎(form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of لَامَ ‎(lāma)