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لِقاء
meeting /liˈqaːʔ/
nounA1#459 most common
Also: encounter, interview, match (sports)
Example sentences
اللِّقاءُ غَداً.
The meeting is tomorrow.
كانَ اللِّقاءُ قَصيراً لكنَّهُ جَميل.
The meeting was short but nice.
أَتَطَلَّعُ إلى لِقائِكَ مَرَّةً أُخرى.
I look forward to meeting you again.
جَرى اللِّقاءُ بَينَ الرَّئيسَينِ في أَجواءٍ وُدّيَّة.
The meeting between the two presidents took place in a friendly atmosphere.
تَأَجَّلَ اللِّقاءُ المُرتَقَبُ بَينَ الزَّعيمَينِ بِسَبَبِ الخِلافاتِ العالِقَة.
The anticipated meeting between the two leaders was postponed because of the outstanding disputes.
لَم يَكُنْ ذلِكَ اللِّقاءُ العابِرُ سِوى بِدايَةٍ لِعَلاقَةٍ دامَتْ عُقوداً.
That fleeting encounter was only the beginning of a relationship that lasted decades.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لِقاءٌ | لِقاءاتٌ |
| Genitive | لِقاءٍ | لِقاءاتٍ |
| Accusative | لِقاءً | لِقاءاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا لِقاءُ | يا لِقاءاتُ |
Word family
لاقىto meet, to encounter
اِلْتَقَىto meet one another
لَقِيَto meet, to find
مُلْتَقَىmeeting place, junction
تَلاقىto meet each other
Etymology
لِقاء is the verbal noun of the Form III verb لاقى, 'to meet.' It comes from the triliteral root ل-ق-ي, which carries the sense of meeting, finding, or encountering. The same root gives اِلْتَقَى, 'to meet one another,' and مُلْتَقَى, 'a meeting place.'
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