لحق

Arabic

Root
ل ح ق (l-ḥ-q)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of

لَحِقَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns لَحْق or لَحَاق)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						لَحْق or لَحَاق laḥq or 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	لُحِقْتُ luḥiqtu	لُحِقْتَ luḥiqta	لُحِقَ luḥiqa		لُحِقْتُمَا luḥiqtumā	لُحِقَا luḥiqā		لُحِقْنَا luḥiqnā	لُحِقْتُمْ luḥiqtum	لُحِقُوا luḥiqū
	f		لُحِقْتِ luḥiqti	لُحِقَتْ luḥiqat			لُحِقَتَا luḥiqatā			لُحِقْتُنَّ luḥiqtunna	لُحِقْنَ luḥiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلْحَقُ ʔulḥaqu	تُلْحَقُ tulḥaqu	يُلْحَقُ yulḥaqu		تُلْحَقَانِ tulḥaqāni	يُلْحَقَانِ yulḥaqāni		نُلْحَقُ nulḥaqu	تُلْحَقُونَ tulḥaqūna	يُلْحَقُونَ yulḥaqūna
	f		تُلْحَقِينَ tulḥaqīna	تُلْحَقُ tulḥaqu			تُلْحَقَانِ tulḥaqāni			تُلْحَقْنَ tulḥaqna	يُلْحَقْنَ yulḥaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلْحَقَ ʔulḥaqa	تُلْحَقَ tulḥaqa	يُلْحَقَ yulḥaqa		تُلْحَقَا tulḥaqā	يُلْحَقَا yulḥaqā		نُلْحَقَ nulḥaqa	تُلْحَقُوا tulḥaqū	يُلْحَقُوا yulḥaqū
	f		تُلْحَقِي tulḥaqī	تُلْحَقَ tulḥaqa			تُلْحَقَا tulḥaqā			تُلْحَقْنَ tulḥaqna	يُلْحَقْنَ yulḥaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلْحَقْ ʔulḥaq	تُلْحَقْ tulḥaq	يُلْحَقْ yulḥaq		تُلْحَقَا tulḥaqā	يُلْحَقَا yulḥaqā		نُلْحَقْ nulḥaq	تُلْحَقُوا tulḥaqū	يُلْحَقُوا yulḥaqū
	f		تُلْحَقِي tulḥaqī	تُلْحَقْ tulḥaq			تُلْحَقَا tulḥaqā			تُلْحَقْنَ tulḥaqna	يُلْحَقْنَ yulḥaqna

Related terms

• لَاحِق (lāḥiq)

Descendants

• Maltese: laħaq

Noun

لَحْق • (laḥq) m

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 (liḥig)
		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 (laḥḥag)
		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):

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Verb

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

1. to catch up
2. to manage

   Synonym: دبّر (dabbar)

Conjugation

Conjugation of لحق (liḥiʔ)
		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):

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Verb

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

1. to manage, to get around to

Conjugation

Conjugation of لحّق (laḥḥaʔ)
		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 (balaḥḥeʔ)	بتلحّق (bitlaḥḥeʔ)	بلحّق (bilaḥḥeʔ)		منلحّق (minlaḥḥeʔ)	بتلحّقو (bitlaḥḥʔu)	بلحّقو (bilaḥḥʔu)
	f		بتلحّقي (bitlaḥḥʔi)	بتلحّق (bitlaḥḥeʔ)
subjunctive	m	الحّق (alaḥḥeʔ)	تلحّق (tlaḥḥeʔ)	يلحّق (ylaḥḥeʔ)		نلحّق (nlaḥḥeʔ)	تلحّقو (tlaḥḥʔu)	يلحّقو (ylaḥḥʔu)
	f		تلحّقي (tlaḥḥʔi)	تلحّق (tlaḥḥeʔ)
imperative	m		لحّق (laḥḥeʔ)				لحّقو (laḥḥʔu)
	f		لحّقي (laḥḥʔi)