لحق

Arabic

Root
ل ح ق (l ḥ q)
13 terms

Pronunciation

  • Verb: IPA(key): /la.ħi.qa/
  • Noun: IPA(key): /laħq/

Verb

لَحِقَ • (laḥiqa) I (non-past يَلْحَقُ (yalḥaqu), verbal noun لَحْق (laḥq) or لَحَاق (laḥāq))

  1. to catch up [with بِ (bi) ‘to/with’]
    سَنَلْحَقُ بِهِمْ.sanalḥaqu bihim.We will catch up with them.
    مَهْمَا تُسْرِعْ فَلَنْ تَلْحَقَ بِنَا.
    mahmā tusriʕ falan talḥaqa binā.
    However fast you run, you will not catch us.
  2. to follow, to come after
  3. To become a member of, to join
    • 1377, Ibn Khaldun, مقدمة ابن خلدون:
      ومنه ادعاء أولاد رباب المعروفين بالحجازيين من بني عامر أحد شعوب زُغبةَ أنهم من بني سُلَيم ثم من الشريد منهم، لحق جدهم ببني عامر نجارًا يصنع الحِرجان واختلط بهم والتحم بنسبهم حتى رأس عليهم...
      The Awlad Rabab, who are known as the Hijazis and who belong to the Banu 'Amir, one of the branches of the Zughbah, claim that they belong to the Banu Sulaym and, in particular, to the Sharid, a branch of the Bani Sulaym. Their ancestor is said to have joined the Banu 'Amir as a carpenter who made biers. He mixed with them and developed a close contact with them. Finally, he became their leader.
      Translation by Franz Rosenthal
      [translit?]
  4. (Iraq) to cook, to become cooked
    • 900s, Ibn Sayyār al-Warrāq, “58, first recipe”, in كتاب الطبيخ / Book of Dishes:

Conjugation

Conjugation of لَحِقَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal nouns لَحْق, لَحَاق)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
لَحْق, لَحَاق
laḥq, laḥāq
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
لَاحِق
lāḥiq
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَلْحُوق
malḥūq
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m لَحِقْتُ
laḥiqtu
لَحِقْتَ
laḥiqta
لَحِقَ
laḥiqa
لَحِقْتُمَا
laḥiqtumā
لَحِقَا
laḥiqā
لَحِقْنَا
laḥiqnā
لَحِقْتُمْ
laḥiqtum
لَحِقُوا
laḥiqū
f لَحِقْتِ
laḥiqti
لَحِقَتْ
laḥiqat
لَحِقَتَا
laḥiqatā
لَحِقْتُنَّ
laḥiqtunna
لَحِقْنَ
laḥiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَلْحَقُ
ʔalḥaqu
تَلْحَقُ
talḥaqu
يَلْحَقُ
yalḥaqu
تَلْحَقَانِ
talḥaqāni
يَلْحَقَانِ
yalḥaqāni
نَلْحَقُ
nalḥaqu
تَلْحَقُونَ
talḥaqūna
يَلْحَقُونَ
yalḥaqūna
f تَلْحَقِينَ
talḥaqīna
تَلْحَقُ
talḥaqu
تَلْحَقَانِ
talḥaqāni
تَلْحَقْنَ
talḥaqna
يَلْحَقْنَ
yalḥaqna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَلْحَقَ
ʔalḥaqa
تَلْحَقَ
talḥaqa
يَلْحَقَ
yalḥaqa
تَلْحَقَا
talḥaqā
يَلْحَقَا
yalḥaqā
نَلْحَقَ
nalḥaqa
تَلْحَقُوا
talḥaqū
يَلْحَقُوا
yalḥaqū
f تَلْحَقِي
talḥaqī
تَلْحَقَ
talḥaqa
تَلْحَقَا
talḥaqā
تَلْحَقْنَ
talḥaqna
يَلْحَقْنَ
yalḥaqna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَلْحَقْ
ʔalḥaq
تَلْحَقْ
talḥaq
يَلْحَقْ
yalḥaq
تَلْحَقَا
talḥaqā
يَلْحَقَا
yalḥaqā
نَلْحَقْ
nalḥaq
تَلْحَقُوا
talḥaqū
يَلْحَقُوا
yalḥaqū
f تَلْحَقِي
talḥaqī
تَلْحَقْ
talḥaq
تَلْحَقَا
talḥaqā
تَلْحَقْنَ
talḥaqna
يَلْحَقْنَ
yalḥaqna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اِلْحَقْ
ilḥaq
اِلْحَقَا
ilḥaqā
اِلْحَقُوا
ilḥaqū
f اِلْحَقِي
ilḥaqī
اِلْحَقْنَ
ilḥaqna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m لُحِقَ
luḥiqa
f
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m يُلْحَقُ
yulḥaqu
f
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m يُلْحَقَ
yulḥaqa
f
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m يُلْحَقْ
yulḥaq
f

Descendants

  • Maltese: laħaq

Noun

لَحْق • (laḥqm

  1. verbal noun of لَحِقَ (laḥiqa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun لَحْق (laḥq)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal لَحْق
laḥq
اللَّحْق
al-laḥq
لَحْق
laḥq
nominative لَحْقٌ
laḥqun
اللَّحْقُ
al-laḥqu
لَحْقُ
laḥqu
accusative لَحْقًا
laḥqan
اللَّحْقَ
al-laḥqa
لَحْقَ
laḥqa
genitive لَحْقٍ
laḥqin
اللَّحْقِ
al-laḥqi
لَحْقِ
laḥqi

Further reading

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “لحق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ل ح ق
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَحِقَ (laḥiqa, to follow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.ħiɡ/, [lɪħɪɡ]

Verb

لِحِق • (liḥig) I (non-past يِلْحَق (yilḥag))

  1. to follow
    Synonym: لاحَق (lāḥag)
    لِحْقُه إلين ما لقيه/لقاه
    liḥgu ʔilēn mā ligī/lagā
    He followed him until he found him
Conjugation
Conjugation of لحق
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m لحقت (liḥigt) لحقت (liḥigt) لحق (liḥig) لحقنا (liḥigna) لحقتوا (liḥigtu) لحقوا (liḥgu)
f لحقتي (liḥigti) لحقت (liḥgat)
non-past m ألحق (ʔalḥag) تلحق (tilḥag) يلحق (yilḥag) نلحق (nilḥag) تلحقوا (tilḥagu) يلحقوا (yilḥagu)
f تلحقي (tilḥagi) تلحق (tilḥag)
imperative m الحق (alḥag) الحقوا (alḥagu)
f الحقي (alḥagi)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laħ.ħaɡ/

Verb

لَحَّق • (laḥḥag) II (non-past يِلَحِّق (yilaḥḥig))

  1. to catch up (to or with)
    لَحِّق قبل ما تخلص الكمية
    laḥḥig gabil mā tiḵalliṣ al-kammiyya
    catch up before the quantity finishes
Conjugation
Conjugation of لحق
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m لحقت (laḥḥagt) لحقت (laḥḥagt) لحق (laḥḥag) لحقنا (laḥḥagna) لحقتوا (laḥḥagtu) لحقوا (laḥḥagu)
f لحقتي (laḥḥagti) لحقت (laḥḥagat)
non-past m ألحق (ʔalaḥḥig) تلحق (tilaḥḥig) يلحق (yilaḥḥig) نلحق (nilaḥḥig) تلحقوا (tilaḥḥigu) يلحقوا (yilaḥḥigu)
f تلحقي (tilaḥḥigi) تلحق (tilaḥḥig)
imperative m لحق (laḥḥig) لحقوا (laḥḥigu)
f لحقي (laḥḥigi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل ح ق
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَحِقَ (laḥiqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /li.ħiʔ/, [ˈli.ħɪʔ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /li.ħiɡ/, [ˈli.ħɪɡ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

لحق • (liḥiʔ) I (present بلحق (bilḥaʔ))

  1. to catch up
  2. to manage
    Synonym: دبّر (dabbar)
Conjugation
Conjugation of لحق
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m لحقت (lḥiʔt) لحقت (lḥiʔt) لحق (liḥiʔ) لحقنا (lḥiʔna) لحقتو (lḥiʔtu) لحقو (liḥʔu)
f لحقتي (lḥiʔti) لحقت (liḥʔat)
present m بلحق (balḥaʔ) بتلحق (btilḥaʔ) بلحق (bilḥaʔ) منلحق (mnilḥaʔ) بتلحقو (btilḥaʔu) بلحقو (bilḥaʔu)
f بتلحقي (btilḥaʔi) بتلحق (btilḥaʔ)
subjunctive m ألحق (ʔalḥaʔ) تلحق (tilḥaʔ) يلحق (yilḥaʔ) نلحق (nilḥaʔ) تلحقو (tilḥaʔu) يلحقو (yilḥaʔu)
f تلحقي (tilḥaʔi) تلحق (tilḥaʔ)
imperative m الحق (ilḥaʔ) الحقو (ilḥaʔu)
f الحقي (ilḥaʔi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic لَحَّقَ (laḥḥaqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /laħ.ħaʔ/, [ˈlaħ.ħaʔ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /laħ.ħaɡ/, [ˈlaħ.ħaɡ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

لحّق • (laḥḥaʔ) II (present بلحّق (bilaḥḥeʔ))

  1. to manage, to get around to
Conjugation
Conjugation of لحق
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m لحّقت (laḥḥaʔt) لحّقت (laḥḥaʔt) لحّق (laḥḥaʔ) لحّقنا (laḥḥaʔna) لحّقتو (laḥḥaʔtu) لحّقو (laḥḥaʔu)
f لحّقتي (laḥḥaʔti) لحّقت (laḥḥaʔat)
present m بلحّق (balaḥḥiʔ) بتلحّق (bitlaḥḥiʔ) بلحّق (bilaḥḥiʔ) منلحّق (minlaḥḥiʔ) بتلحّقو (bitlaḥḥʔu) بلحّقو (bilaḥḥʔu)
f بتلحّقي (bitlaḥḥʔi) بتلحّق (bitlaḥḥiʔ)
subjunctive m الحّق (alaḥḥiʔ) تلحّق (tlaḥḥiʔ) يلحّق (ylaḥḥiʔ) نلحّق (nlaḥḥiʔ) تلحّقو (tlaḥḥʔu) يلحّقو (ylaḥḥʔu)
f تلحّقي (tlaḥḥʔi) تلحّق (tlaḥḥiʔ)
imperative m لحّق (laḥḥiʔ) لحّقو (laḥḥʔu)
f لحّقي (laḥḥʔi)