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ломал

was breaking, broke

ɫ ɐ m a ɫ → ломать
лом to break, to damage + ал Past tense, masculine singular
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #53,113
was breaking, broke This is the masculine singular past-tense form of the imperfective verb; the English translation depends on context.
RU: Он ломал старый стул.
EN: He was breaking an old chair.
Conjugation of ломать
Indicative past
ломал

Я как-то ломал руку.

I once broke my arm.

— Двойная страховка (1944)

Я её не ломал.

I didn't break it.

Значит, дверь он ломал?

So he was the one breaking down the door?

— Mimino (1977)

Зачем ломал?

Why did you break it?

— Mimino (1977)

Sounds similar to

ломать ɫ ɐ m a tʲ ломай ɫ ɐ m a j