laqa'

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic لَقِيَ‎ (laqiya, “to meet”). The unetymological final għ was triggered by the influence of q on the following vowel; compare baqa'.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʔa/

Verb

laqa' (imperfect jilqa', past participle milqugħ)

  1. to welcome; to receive guests
    Synonym: rċieva
    Nilqagħkom għal dan il-programm.
    I welcome you to this program.
  2. to accept (usually something offered one)
    Synonym: aċċetta
    Laqgħu l-offerta tagħna.
    They accepted our offer.

Conjugation
conjugation of laqa'
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
jien(a) int(i) hu(wa) hi(ja) aħna intom huma
perfect lqajt lqajt laqa' laqgħet lqajna lqajtu laqgħu
imperfect nilqa' tilqa' jilqa' tilqa' nilqgħu tilqgħu jilqgħu
imperative ilqa' ilqgħu
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