Liyāqah means becoming deserving or worthy of a treatment, judgment, or description; the actual judgment need not already have occurred.
أَلَامَ الْفَرْعُ
Translation: The chief became worthy of blame.
The statement does not necessarily report that someone actually reproached him. It focuses on deserving blame.
SenseRecognition
LiyāqahBeing worthy or deserving
WijdānFinding an attribute
ṢayrūrahAcquiring a state