Maltese

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Root
l-ħ-q
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic لَحِقَ (laḥiqa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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 [with ma’]
  6. to be clever [with lil]
    Laħqet lilhaShe is clever.
    LaħqulhomThey are clever.

Conjugation

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    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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