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تِلْقَآءِكَ

Root: لقى

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تِلْقَآءِكَ I experienced this from thee, or on thy part; syn. مِنْ جِهَتِكَ and مِنْ قِبَلِكَ. (Mgh in art. قبل.) هٰذَا الأَمْرُ مِنْ تِلْقَائِهِ This thing, or affair, is from him; syn. مِنْ عِنْدِهِ; as also مِنْ قِبَلِهِ and مِنْ لَدُنْهُ. (Lth, in TA in art. قبل.)
2 تَلْقَآءَ In the direction that meets or faces. You say, تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَآءَ فُلَانٍ [He went towards such a one], and تِلْقَآءَ النَّارِ [in the direction of, or towards, the fire]. And جلست تِلْقَآءَهُ I sat over against him, or opposite to him. And وَقَفَ تِلْقَآءَ البَيْتِ He stopped facing the house.
3 تِلْقَآءُ القِبْلَةِ [The direction of the Kibleh]. (M, K, voce إِمْامٌ.)

def.2 See بَيَّنَهُ.
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