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ل

Lam لام

l as in 'lamp'

✍️ Tall stroke ↓ that curves into a hook

لِسَان li-saan = tongue · say li-SAAN

Position in a word

لIsolated
لـInitial
ـلـMedial
ـلFinal

Short vowels

لَa · la
لِi / e · li / le
لُu · lu

Long vowels

لَاaa · laa
لِيee · lee
لُوuu · luu

Other marks

لْSukun · l
لّShadda · ll
لًan · lan
لٍin · lin
لٌun · lun

In a word

لِسَان