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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic لَقِيَ (laqiya, “to meet”). The unetymological final għ was triggered by the influence of q on the following vowel; compare baqa’. The etymological past participle milqi is preserved in the placename San Pawl Milqi (literally “St. Paul welcomed”).
Pronunciation
Verb
laqa’ (imperfect jilqa’, past participle milqugħ or (archaic) milqi, verbal noun lqigħ)
- to welcome; to receive guests
- Synonym: rċieva
- Nilqagħkom għal dan il-programm. ― I welcome you to this program.
2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:Niftakar li kont mort mal-folla u ma’ sħabi ta’ l-Azzjoni Kattolika biex nilqgħuh fi dħul iż-Żejtun.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to accept (usually something offered one)
- Synonym: aċċetta
- Laqgħu l-offerta tagħna. ― They accepted our offer.
- to impress
- Synonyms: impressjona, mmarka
- to take precautionary measures
- to intercept, to catch
Conjugation