laħaq

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Maltese[edit]

Root
l-ħ-q
6 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic لَحِقَ (laḥiqa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

laħaq (imperfect jilħaq, past participle milħuq, verbal noun lħiq or lħuq)

  1. to reach, to manage to get to, to catch up with
    Ma lħaqniex il-miri tagħna.
    We didn’t reach our goals.
  2. to amount to
  3. to get a promotion
  4. to mature, to ripen
  5. to compete [+ ma’ (object)]
  6. to be clever [+ lil (object)]
    Laħqet lilhaShe is clever.
    LaħqulhomThey are clever.

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of laħaq
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m lħaqt lħaqt laħaq lħaqna lħaqtu laħqu
f laħqet
imperfect m nilħaq tilħaq jilħaq nilħqu tilħqu jilħqu
f tilħaq
imperative ilħaq ilħqu

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