Meaning
The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Etymology
Origin: Hebrew
From Hebrew לָמֶד (lamedh), from Proto-Semitic *lamed- (“goad”) (Hebrew מַלְמָד (malmad, “goad”)). Doublet of lambda.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: