laħaq

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Maltese

Root
l-ħ-q
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic لَحِقَ (laḥiqa).

Pronunciation

Verb

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
  6. to be clever
    Laħqet lilha ― She is clever.
    Laħqulhom ― They are clever.

Conjugation

    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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