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مُلاحَقَة
pursuit /mu.laːˈħa.qa/
nounB2#4330 most common
Also: prosecution, chase, manhunt
Example sentences
بدأت مُلاحَقَة اللص فورًا.
The pursuit of the thief began immediately.
تقوم الشرطة بمُلاحَقَة السارق.
The police are carrying out the pursuit of the thief.
واجه رجل الأعمال مُلاحَقَة قضائية بتهمة الاحتيال.
The businessman faced legal prosecution on charges of fraud.
أثارت مُلاحَقَة الصحافة له غضب أنصاره.
The press's pursuit of him angered his supporters.
تعرضت الشركة لِمُلاحَقَة قانونية من الجهات الرقابية بسبب انتهاك العقود.
The company was subjected to legal prosecution by regulatory bodies for breaching contracts.
تصاعدت وتيرة المُلاحَقَة الأمنية للمشتبه بهم عقب الهجوم الإرهابي، ما أثار جدلاً واسعًا حول حقوق الإنسان.
The pace of the security manhunt for the suspects escalated after the terrorist attack, sparking wide controversy over human rights.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُلاحَقَةٌ | مُلاحَقاتٌ |
| Genitive | مُلاحَقَةٍ | مُلاحَقاتٍ |
| Accusative | مُلاحَقَةً | مُلاحَقاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُلاحَقَةُ | يا مُلاحَقاتُ |
Word family
لاحَقَto pursue, chase, prosecute
لاحِقsubsequent, followingمُلْحَقattaché; appendix, annex
الْتَحَقَto join, enroll
لَحِقَto catch up with, reach
Etymology
مُلاحَقَة is the verbal noun of the Form III verb لاحَقَ, built on the triliteral root ل-ح-ق, which carries the core sense of catching up with or reaching something. Form III typically frames an action as directed persistently at another party, so لاحَقَ came to mean to chase or pursue someone, often with legal or official force behind it. The noun مُلاحَقَة names that sustained act of pursuit itself. Arabic is a Semitic language, so it has no Indo-European root to trace.
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