laħaq

Maltese

Root
l-ħ-q
6 terms

From Arabic لَحِقَ (laḥiqa).

laħaq (imperfect jilħaq, past participle milħuq, verbal noun lħiq or lħuq)

to reach, to manage to get to, to catch up with
Ma lħaqniex il-miri tagħna. ― We didn’t reach our goals.
to amount to
to get a promotion
to mature, to ripen
to compete [with ma’]
to be clever [with lil]
Laħqet lilha ― She is clever.

Laħqulhom ― They are clever.