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 [+ ma’ (object)]
to be clever [+ lil (object)]
Laħqet lilha ― She is clever.

Laħqulhom ― They are clever.