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لاحِق
subsequent /ˈlaː.ħiq/
adjectiveA1#385 most common
Also: following, ensuing, later
Example sentences
سأتصل بك في وقت لاحِق.
I will call you at a later time.
سنناقش هذا في درس لاحِق.
We will discuss this in a later lesson.
أرسل التفاصيل في رسالة لاحِقة.
He sent the details in a later message.
تناول الفصل اللاحِق نتائج الحرب.
The following chapter addressed the results of the war.
في مرحلة لاحِقة من المشروع، ظهرت مشكلات لم تكن في الحسبان.
At a later stage of the project, problems emerged that had not been foreseen.
تُبيّن الدراسة أن الأجيال اللاحِقة ستتحمّل تبعات هذه السياسات.
The study shows that subsequent generations will bear the consequences of these policies.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لاحِقٌ | لاحِقونَ |
| Genitive | لاحِقٍ | لاحِقينَ |
| Accusative | لاحِقاً | لاحِقينَ |
| Vocative | يا لاحِقُ | يا لاحِقونَ |
Word family
لَحِقَto catch up with, to follow
لاحَقَto pursue, to chase
مُلْحَقappendix, annex, attaché
سابِقprevious, preceding (antonym)لاحِقاًlater, subsequently
Etymology
لاحِق is the active participle of the verb لَحِقَ, meaning to catch up with or to follow. It derives from the Semitic triliteral root ل-ح-ق, which carries the sense of reaching, joining, or overtaking. The adjective applies that idea to time and sequence: what comes after.
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