LĀM

ل  

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	Final	Medial	Initial	Detached
Additional Examples	ـل	ـلـ	لـ	ل

Sounds

LĀM is the same as English “l”.
Hindi equivalent: ल

Connections

LĀM can connect from both sides: Thus it has four forms: detached, initial, medial, and final.

LĀM looks similar to ALIF but the two cannot be confused since their connection rules are different. Compare:

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	Final	Medial	Initial	Detached
ALIF	ـا	Use final	Use detached	ا
LĀM	ـل	ـلـ	لـ	ل

LĀM has special combination forms with ALIF and KĀF and GĀF:

ل + ا =	Hindi equivalent: ला
ک + ل = ک	Hindi equivalent: कल or क्ला
گ + ل = گ	Hindi equivalent: गल or
ک + ل + ا = ک	Hindi equivalent: कला or
گ + ل + ا = گ	Hindi equivalent: गला or

Example (transliteration)	Example (Urdu)	Hindi Equivalent
lānā	لانے	लाना
kal	کل	कल
gulshan	گلشن	गुलशन
takleef	مسئلہ	तकलीफ
janglī	جنگلی	जंगली
klās	کلاس	क्लास