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laqifa

seize, catch

لَقِفَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ل ق ف

Forms

Present
يَلْقَفُ
Verbal nouns
لَقْف، لَقَفان
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ لَقِفَيَلْقَفُ—
she هِيَ لَقِفَتتَلْقَفُ—
they two (m.) هُما لَقِفايَلْقَفانِ—
they two (f.) هُما لَقِفَتاتَلْقَفانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ لَقِفُوايَلْقَفُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ لَقِفْنَيَلْقَفْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ لَقِفْتَتَلْقَفُاِلْقَفْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ لَقِفْتِتَلْقَفِينَاِلْقَفِي
you two أَنْتُما لَقِفْتُماتَلْقَفانِاِلْقَفَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ لَقِفْتُمتَلْقَفُونَاِلْقَفُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ لَقِفْتُنَّتَلْقَفْنَاِلْقَفْنَ
I أَنا لَقِفْتُأَلْقَفُ—
we نَحْنُ لَقِفْنانَلْقَفُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • لَقِفَهُ Form I He seized it, or took it quickly
    He seized it, or took it quickly; (S, M, K;) namely, a thing thrown to him with the hand, or said to him. (M, TA.) See also last sentence of 1 in art. حنك.
  • تَلَقَّفَهُ مِنْ فَمِهِ Form V He caught it and retained it quickly, [i. e., what he said,] from his mouth
    He caught it and retained it quickly, [i. e., what he said,] from his mouth. (TA.)

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