Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
س ط ح (s ṭ ḥ)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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  • noun:
    • IPA(key): /satˤħ/
    • Audio:(file)

Verb

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سَطَحَ (saṭaḥa) I (non-past يَسْطَحُ (yasṭaḥu), verbal noun سَطْح (saṭḥ))

  1. to spread forth, to unroll
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سَطَّحَ (saṭṭaḥa) II (non-past يُسَطِّحُ (yusaṭṭiḥu), verbal noun تَسْطِيح (tasṭīḥ))

  1. to spread out, to unroll
  2. to flatten, to even
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Etymology 2

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س ط ح (s ṭ ḥ)
3 terms

Compare Classical Syriac ܫܛܚܐ and Hebrew שֶׁטַח (šéṭaḥ).

Noun

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سَطْح (saṭḥm (plural سُطُوح (suṭūḥ) or أَسْطُح (ʔasṭuḥ))

  1. surface
  2. roof
  3. verbal noun of سَطَحَ (saṭaḥa) (form I)
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Egyptian Arabic: سطح (saṭḥ)
  • Moroccan Arabic: سطح (sṭaḥ)
  • Azerbaijani: səth
  • Malay: satah
  • Persian: سطح (sath)
  • Spanish: azotea
  • Turkish: satıh

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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

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Noun

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سطح (saṭḥm (plural سطوح (suṭūḥ))

  1. roof

Malay

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سطح (plural سطح-سطح or سطح۲, informal 1st possessive سطحکو, 2nd possessive سطحمو, 3rd possessive سطحڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of satah

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

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Noun

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سطح (sṭaḥm (plural سطوح (sṭūḥ) or سطوحة (sṭūḥa))

  1. roof

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

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Readings
Classical reading? sath
Dari reading? sath
Iranian reading? sath
Tajik reading? sath

Noun

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Dari سطح
Iranian Persian
Tajik сатҳ

سطح (sath) (plural سطوح (sotuh) or سطح‌ها (sath-hâ))

  1. surface
    سطح زمینsath-e zaminsurface of the Earth
    سطح دریاsath-e daryâsea level
  2. level
    چه سطح هستند؟če sath hastid?What level are you at?
    اگر سطح زبان عربی من پایین باشد، چه باید بکنم؟
    agar sath-e zabân-e arabi-ye man pâyin bâšad, če bâyad bekonam?
    If my Arabic level is low, what should I do?

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
س ط ح
1 term

Etymology 1

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From Arabic سَطَّحَ (saṭṭaḥa).

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Verb

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سطّح (saṭṭaḥ) II (present بسطّح (bisaṭṭeḥ))

  1. to flatten
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    Conjugation of سطّح (saṭṭaḥ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سطّحت (saṭṭaḥt) سطّحت (saṭṭaḥt) سطّح (saṭṭaḥ) سطّحنا (saṭṭaḥna) سطّحتو (saṭṭaḥtu) سطّحو (saṭṭaḥu)
f سطّحتي (saṭṭaḥti) سطّحت (saṭṭaḥat)
present m بسطّح (basaṭṭeḥ) بتسطّح (bitsaṭṭeḥ) بسطّح (bisaṭṭeḥ) منسطّح (minsaṭṭeḥ) بتسطّحو (bitsaṭṭḥu) بسطّحو (bisaṭṭḥu)
f بتسطّحي (bitsaṭṭḥi) بتسطّح (bitsaṭṭeḥ)
subjunctive m اسطّح (asaṭṭeḥ) تسطّح (tsaṭṭeḥ) يسطّح (ysaṭṭeḥ) نسطّح (nsaṭṭeḥ) تسطّحو (tsaṭṭḥu) يسطّحو (ysaṭṭḥu)
f تسطّحي (tsaṭṭḥi) تسطّح (tsaṭṭeḥ)
imperative m سطّح (saṭṭeḥ) سطّحو (saṭṭḥu)
f سطّحي (saṭṭḥi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

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Noun

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سطح (saṭḥm (plural سطوح (sṭūḥ))

  1. surface
  2. roof (flat roof)
See also
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  • سقف (saʔf, ceiling; roof)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سطح (sath), from Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

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سَطْح (sathf (Hindi spelling सतह)

  1. level, surface

References

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  • سطح”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • سطح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.