The triliteral root lām ḥā qāf (ل ح ق) occurs six times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the form I verb yalḥaqu (يَلْحَقُ)
- four times as the form IV verb alḥaq (أَلْحَقْ)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to join
| (3:170:10) yalḥaqū | yet joined | وَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَلْحَقُوا بِهِمْ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ |
| (62:3:4) yalḥaqū | joined | وَآخَرِينَ مِنْهُمْ لَمَّا يَلْحَقُوا بِهِمْ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ |
Verb (form IV) - to join
| (12:101:20) wa-alḥiq'nī | and join me | تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ |
| (26:83:5) wa-alḥiq'nī | and join me | رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ |
| (34:27:4) alḥaqtum | you have joined | قُلْ أَرُونِيَ الَّذِينَ أَلْحَقْتُمْ بِهِ شُرَكَاءَ كَلَّا |
| (52:21:6) alḥaqnā | We will join | وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
