لائق

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of لَاقَ‎ (lāqa, “to be suitable, to fit”), from the root ل ي ق‎ (l-y-q).

Adjective

لَائِق • (lāʾiq) (feminine لَائِقَة‎ (lāʾiqa), elative أَلْيَق‎ (ʾalyaq))

fit, proper, appropriate

Declension

Declension of adjective لَائِق (lāʾiq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَائِق lāʾiq	اللَّائِق‎ al-lāʾiq	لَائِقَة‎ lāʾiqa	اللَّائِقَة‎ al-lāʾiqa
Nominative	لَائِقٌ lāʾiqun	اللَّائِقُ‎ al-lāʾiqu	لَائِقَةٌ‎ lāʾiqatun	اللَّائِقَةُ‎ al-lāʾiqatu
Accusative	لَائِقًا‎ lāʾiqan	اللَّائِقَ‎ al-lāʾiqa	لَائِقَةً‎ lāʾiqatan	اللَّائِقَةَ‎ al-lāʾiqata
Genitive	لَائِقٍ lāʾiqin	اللَّائِقِ‎ al-lāʾiqi	لَائِقَةٍ‎ lāʾiqatin	اللَّائِقَةِ‎ al-lāʾiqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَائِقَيْن‎ lāʾiqayn	اللَّائِقَيْن‎ al-lāʾiqayn	لَائِقَتَيْن‎ lāʾiqatayn	اللَّائِقَتَيْن‎ al-lāʾiqatayn
Nominative	لَائِقَانِ‎ lāʾiqāni	اللَّائِقَانِ‎ al-lāʾiqāni	لَائِقَتَانِ‎ lāʾiqatāni	اللَّائِقَتَانِ‎ al-lāʾiqatāni
Accusative	لَائِقَيْنِ‎ lāʾiqayni	اللَّائِقَيْنِ‎ al-lāʾiqayni	لَائِقَتَيْنِ‎ lāʾiqatayni	اللَّائِقَتَيْنِ‎ al-lāʾiqatayni
Genitive	لَائِقَيْنِ‎ lāʾiqayni	اللَّائِقَيْنِ‎ al-lāʾiqayni	لَائِقَتَيْنِ‎ lāʾiqatayni	اللَّائِقَتَيْنِ‎ al-lāʾiqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	لَائِقَات‎ lāʾiqāt	اللَّائِقَات‎ al-lāʾiqāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	لَائِقَاتٌ‎ lāʾiqātun	اللَّائِقَاتُ‎ al-lāʾiqātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	لَائِقَاتٍ‎ lāʾiqātin	اللَّائِقَاتِ‎ al-lāʾiqāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	لَائِقَاتٍ‎ lāʾiqātin	اللَّائِقَاتِ‎ al-lāʾiqāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لائق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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