لحق

From the root ل ح ق‎ (l-ḥ-q).

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

لَحِقَ • (laḥiqa) I, non-past يَلْحَقُ‎‎ (yalḥaqu)

1. to catch up (to or with) [+ بِ‎ (object)]

   ‏سَنَلْحَقُ بِهِمْ.‎‎

   sanalḥaqu bihim.

   We will catch up with them.

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

4. (Iraq) to cook, to become cooked
   • 900s, Ibn Sayyār al-Warrāq, كتاب الطبيخ / Book of Dishes, chapter 58, first recipe

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• لَاحِق‎ (lāḥiq)

• Maltese: laħaq

لَحْق • (laḥq) m

1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (form I)

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

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /li.ħiɡ/, [lɪħɪɡ]

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

1. to follow

   Synonym: لاحَق‎ (lāḥag)

   ‏لِحْقُه إلين ما لقيه/لقاه‎

   liḥgu ilēn mā ligī/lagā

   He followed him until he found him

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

• IPA^(key): /laħ.ħaɡ/

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

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /li.ħiʔ/, [ˈli.ħɪʔ]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /li.ħiɡ/, [ˈli.ħɪɡ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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

1. to catch up
2. to manage

   Synonym: دبّر‎ (dabbar)

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /laħ.ħaʔ/, [ˈlaħ.ħaʔ]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /laħ.ħaɡ/, [ˈlaħ.ħaɡ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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

1. to manage, to get around to