See laqa' on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mt",
"2": "ar",
"3": "لَقِيَ",
"t": "to meet"
},
"expansion": "Arabic لَقِيَ (laqiya, “to meet”)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
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{
"form": "laqa’",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqa’",
"tags": [
"imperfect"
]
},
{
"form": "milqugħ",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "milqi",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "lqigħ",
"tags": [
"noun-from-verb"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "g",
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]
},
{
"form": "lqajt",
"source": "conjugation",
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"masculine",
"perfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajna",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajt",
"source": "conjugation",
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"feminine",
"first-person",
"perfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħet",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajna",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"perfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"imperfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtx",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"masculine",
"perfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtx",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajniex",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtx",
"source": "conjugation",
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"feminine",
"first-person",
"perfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtx",
"source": "conjugation",
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"perfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħitx",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajniex",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"perfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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"plural",
"second-person"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "jilqa'",
"2": "milqugħ",
"pp2": "milqi",
"pp2q": "archaic",
"vn": "lqigħ"
},
"expansion": "laqa’ (imperfect jilqa’, past participle milqugħ or (archaic) milqi, verbal noun lqigħ)",
"name": "mt-verb"
}
],
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 29 11 12 34",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
10
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
0,
13
]
],
"english": "I welcome you to this program.",
"text": "Nilqagħkom għal dan il-programm.",
"translation": "I welcome you to this program.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
73,
80
]
],
"ref": "2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:",
"text": "Niftakar li kont mort mal-folla u ma’ sħabi ta’ l-Azzjoni Kattolika biex nilqgħuh fi dħul iż-Żejtun.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"to welcome; to receive guests"
],
"id": "en-laqa'-mt-verb-BYf53aTS",
"links": [
[
"welcome",
"welcome"
],
[
"receive",
"receive"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "rċieva"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 29 11 12 34",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "13 47 13 13 14",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "11 56 11 10 11",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
6
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],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
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5,
13
]
],
"english": "They accepted our offer.",
"text": "Laqgħu l-offerta tagħna.",
"translation": "They accepted our offer.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to accept (usually something offered one)"
],
"id": "en-laqa'-mt-verb-xENsznXc",
"links": [
[
"accept",
"accept"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "aċċetta"
}
]
},
{
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{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"to impress"
],
"id": "en-laqa'-mt-verb-cuz5inlS",
"links": [
[
"impress",
"impress"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "impressjona"
},
{
"word": "mmarka"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 29 11 12 34",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to take precautionary measures"
],
"id": "en-laqa'-mt-verb-lVCmHzXo",
"links": [
[
"precautionary",
"precautionary"
],
[
"measure",
"measure"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 29 11 12 34",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to intercept, to catch"
],
"id": "en-laqa'-mt-verb-iBp8ML0m",
"links": [
[
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"intercept"
],
[
"catch",
"catch"
]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈla.ʔa/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈla.ʔaˤ/",
"tags": [
"archaic"
]
},
{
"homophone": "laqgħa"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʔa"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʔaˤ"
}
],
"word": "laqa'"
}
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"Maltese form-I verbs",
"Maltese lemmas",
"Maltese sound form-I verbs",
"Maltese sound verbs",
"Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
"Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
"Maltese terms with homophones",
"Maltese verbs",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Maltese/aʔa",
"Rhymes:Maltese/aʔa/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Maltese/aʔaˤ",
"Rhymes:Maltese/aʔaˤ/2 syllables"
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "ar",
"3": "لَقِيَ",
"t": "to meet"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
],
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]
},
{
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"tags": [
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]
},
{
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]
},
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]
},
{
"form": "lqigħ",
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"noun-from-verb"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "g",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajt",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"masculine",
"perfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajna",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"perfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħet",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajna",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"perfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ilqa’",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ilqgħu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtx",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"masculine",
"perfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtx",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajniex",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtx",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"perfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtx",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħitx",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajniex",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"perfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lqajtux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "laqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"perfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperfect",
"masculine",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "nilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"first-person",
"imperfect",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "jilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"imperfect",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqax",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tilqgħux",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "jilqa'",
"2": "milqugħ",
"pp2": "milqi",
"pp2q": "archaic",
"vn": "lqigħ"
},
"expansion": "laqa’ (imperfect jilqa’, past participle milqugħ or (archaic) milqi, verbal noun lqigħ)",
"name": "mt-verb"
}
],
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Maltese terms with quotations",
"Maltese terms with usage examples",
"Requests for translations of Maltese quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
10
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
0,
13
]
],
"english": "I welcome you to this program.",
"text": "Nilqagħkom għal dan il-programm.",
"translation": "I welcome you to this program.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
73,
80
]
],
"ref": "2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:",
"text": "Niftakar li kont mort mal-folla u ma’ sħabi ta’ l-Azzjoni Kattolika biex nilqgħuh fi dħul iż-Żejtun.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to welcome; to receive guests"
],
"links": [
[
"welcome",
"welcome"
],
[
"receive",
"receive"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "rċieva"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Maltese terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
6
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
5,
13
]
],
"english": "They accepted our offer.",
"text": "Laqgħu l-offerta tagħna.",
"translation": "They accepted our offer.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to accept (usually something offered one)"
],
"links": [
[
"accept",
"accept"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "aċċetta"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to impress"
],
"links": [
[
"impress",
"impress"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "impressjona"
},
{
"word": "mmarka"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to take precautionary measures"
],
"links": [
[
"precautionary",
"precautionary"
],
[
"measure",
"measure"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to intercept, to catch"
],
"links": [
[
"intercept",
"intercept"
],
[
"catch",
"catch"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈla.ʔa/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈla.ʔaˤ/",
"tags": [
"archaic"
]
},
{
"homophone": "laqgħa"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʔa"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʔaˤ"
}
],
"word": "laqa'"
}
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