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لاحَق
to pursue (chase after, or prosecute legally) /laːˈħaqa/
verbB2#3276 most common
Also: to chase, to hound, to prosecute, to stalk
Example sentences
الشرطة تلاحق اللص.
The police are chasing the thief.
لاحقني كلب في الشارع.
A dog chased me in the street.
يلاحق المحقق المشتبه به منذ أسبوع.
The detective has been pursuing the suspect for a week.
قررت النيابة أن تلاحق الشركة قضائياً بتهمة الاحتيال.
The prosecution decided to legally prosecute the company for fraud.
ظلت الذكريات المؤلمة تلاحقه طوال حياته.
The painful memories kept haunting him his whole life.
تلاحق منظمات حقوق الإنسان الحكومات المنتهكة أمام المحاكم الدولية.
Human rights organizations pursue violating governments before international courts.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُلاحِقُ | لاحَقْتُ | سَأُلاحِقُ |
| 2sg | تُلاحِقُ | لاحَقْتَ | سَتُلاحِقُ |
| 3sg | يُلاحِقُ | لاحَقَ | سَيُلاحِقُ |
| 1pl | نُلاحِقُ | لاحَقْنا | سَنُلاحِقُ |
| 2pl | تُلاحِقونَ | لاحَقْتُم | سَتُلاحِقونَ |
| 3pl | يُلاحِقونَ | لاحَقوا | سَيُلاحِقونَ |
Word family
لَحِقَto catch up with, join
مُلاحَقةpursuit, prosecution
لاحِقsubsequent, followingلاحِقةsuffix (in grammar)
إلحاقannexation, attachment
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root l-ḥ-q, which carries the core sense of catching up, joining, or attaching to something. The base form laḥiqa means to catch up with or reach someone. The Form III pattern used here, lāḥaqa, adds an intensive or reciprocal sense, turning the plain act of catching up into a sustained pursuit directed at a target, whether physical, legal, or emotional.
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