maṣdarلُحُوقٌ
Core sense — he reached him, he overtook him, he came up with himgenerated
1.1he reached him, he overtook him, he came up with him—أَلْحَقَهُ
1.1.1it overtook him, it came upon him—لَحِقَهُ
Said of grief and the like.
1.1.2he overtook him, he came up with him—لَحِقَ بِهِ
This meaning belongs to the preceding form as well.
1.1.3he made himself equal, or as though equal, with him—لَحِقَ بِهِ
For an example see تَوَحَّشَ.
1.1.4
It became joined, or attached, to it.
1.1.5it was firmly compacted, or closely knit together—لُوحكَ
Its several parts were inserted one into another.
1.1.6[the payment of] the price became obligatory on him—لَحِقَهُ الثَّمَنُ
. Same in meaning as أَدْرَكَهُ.
1.1.7
For لَحِقَتْ قُوَّتُهُ وَسِنُّهُ, see the end of the article عون.
1.1.8
لَحِقَهُ has for its as well as لَحَاقٌ.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
3:170
فَرِحِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَلْحَقُوا۟ بِهِم مِّنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَThey rejoice in the bounty provided by Allah: And with regard to those left behind, who have not yet joined them (in their bliss), the (Martyrs) glory in the fact that on them is no fear, nor have they (cause to) grieve.
62:3
وَءَاخَرِينَ مِنْهُمْ لَمَّا يَلْحَقُوا۟ بِهِمْ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُAs well as (to confer all these benefits upon) others of them, who have not already joined them: And He is exalted in Might, Wise.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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and أَلْحَقَهُ He reached him; overtook him; or came up with him. (S, Msb, K.) لَحِقَهُ It (grief, &c.) overtook him; or ensued to him. Also, and لَحِقَ بِهِ He overtook him; came up with him. لَحِقَ بِهِ He became, or made himself, on a par, or as though on a par, with him. See an ex. voce تَوَحَّشَ . It became adjoined, or annexed, to it. لُوحكَ It was firmly, or strongly, compacted or coherent or knit together: and its several parts were inserted one into another. (TA.) لَحِقَهُ الثَّمَنُ , inf. n. لُحُوقٌ , [i. q. أَدْرَكَهُ , i. e. The payment of] the price was, or became, obligatory on him. (Msb.) لَحِقَتْ قُوَّتُهُ وَسِنُّهُ : see the last sentence of art. عون . لَحِقَهُ has for its inf. n. لُحُوقٌ as well as لَحَاقٌ . (TA.)