laqa'

See also: làqă

Maltese

Root
l-q-għ
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic لَقِيَ‎ (laqiya, “to meet”). The unetymological final għ was triggered by the influence of q on the following vowel; compare baqa’. The etymological past participle milqi is preserved in the placename San Pawl Milqi (literally “St. Paul welcomed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈla.ʔa/
IPA^(key): /ˈla.ʔaˤ/ (archaic)
Homophone: laqgħa

Verb

laqa’ (imperfect jilqa’, past participle milqugħ)

to welcome; to receive guests
Synonym: rċieva

Nilqagħkom għal dan il-programm.
I welcome you to this program.
to accept (usually something offered one)
Synonym: aċċetta

Laqgħu l-offerta tagħna.
They accepted our offer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of laqa’
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	lqajt	lqajt	laqa’	lqajna	lqajtu	laqgħu
perfect	f	lqajt	lqajt	laqgħet	lqajna	lqajtu	laqgħu
imperfect	m	nilqa’	tilqa’	jilqa’	nilqgħu	tilqgħu	jilqgħu
imperfect	f	nilqa’	tilqa’	tilqa’	nilqgħu	tilqgħu	jilqgħu
imperative			ilqa’			ilqgħu

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