لحق

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of reaching, catching up to, or joining something or someone. It also extends to meanings of being attached, belonging, or even becoming thin or emaciated.

Derived headwords

لَحِقَverb

1.
he caught up with him, meaning he reached himboth
he caught up with him, meaning he reached him

لَحِقَ بِهِverb

1.
to join, attach toboth
To become connected or associated with someone or something.

لُحَاقًاnoun

1.
reaching, catching upboth
The act or instance of reaching or overtaking.

أَلْحَقَverb

1.
the opposite of falsehoodboth
the opposite of falsehood
2.
one of the rightsboth
one of the rights
3.
a camel that is three years old and has entered its fourth yearboth
a camel that is three years old and has entered its fourth year

مُلْحَقnoun

1.
with kasra on the ḥāʾ: meaning 'imminent'both
with kasra on the ḥāʾ: meaning 'imminent'

لُحُوقًاnoun

1.
emaciationclassical
The state of being thin or gaunt.

مُلْحِقnoun

1.
with kasra on the ḥāʾ: meaning 'imminent'both
with kasra on the ḥāʾ: meaning 'imminent'

مُلْتَحِقnoun

1.
one who joinsboth
Someone who joins or attaches themselves to a group or place.

اسْتَلْحَقَverb

1.
to claim as one's ownclassical
To assert ownership or parentage over someone or something, often falsely.

تَلَاحَقَتْverb

1.
the riding animals followed one another, meaning some caught up with othersboth
the riding animals followed one another, meaning some caught up with others

اللَّحِيقnoun

1.
something attachedclassical
An item or entity that is appended or attached to something else.
2.
late-ripening dateclassical
A type of date that ripens after the main harvest.

لَاحِقname

1.
the name of a horse that belonged to Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyanboth
the name of a horse that belonged to Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan

Parallel reading

لحقه ولحق به لحاقا بالفتح، أي أدركه

He reached it and joined it, a reaching, meaning he overtook it.

وألحقه به غيره

And another caused him to join it.

وألحقه أيضا، بمعنى لحقه

And he also caused him to reach it, meaning he reached it.

إن عذابك بالكفار ملحق

Indeed, your punishment is attached to the disbelievers.

بكسر الحاء، أي لا حق

With a kasrah on the ha, meaning it is attached.

والفتح أيضا صواب

And the fathah is also correct.

ولحق لحوقا، أي ضمر

And he became thin, meaning he grew lean.

والملحق: الدعي الملصق

And the 'mulhaq' is the falsely attached adopted child.

واستلحقه، أي ادعاه

And he claimed him, meaning he adopted him.

وتلاحقت المطايا، أي لحق بعضها بعضا

And the mounts followed each other, meaning some of them caught up to others.

واللحق بالتحريك: شئ يلحق بالأول

And the 'lahq' (with harakah) is something that attaches to the first.

واللحق أيضا من التمر: الذي يأتي بعد الأول

And the 'lahq' also, of dates, is that which comes after the first.

ولاحق: اسم فرس كان لمعاوية بن أبى سفيان

And Lahiqun: the name of a horse that belonged to Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan.