Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
س ط ح (s-ṭ-ḥ)

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

سَطَحَ (saṭaḥa) I, non-past يَسْطَحُ‎ (yasṭaḥu)

  1. to spread forth, to unroll
Conjugation edit

Verb edit

سَطَّحَ (saṭṭaḥa) II, non-past يُسَطِّحُ‎ (yusaṭṭiḥu)

  1. to spread out, to unroll
  2. to flatten, to even
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Root
س ط ح (s-ṭ-ḥ)

Compare Classical Syriac ܫܛܚܐ and Hebrew שֶׁטַח (šéṭaḥ).

Noun edit

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

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

References edit

Egyptian Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

سطح (saṭḥm (plural سطوح (suṭūḥ))

  1. roof

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. roof

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

Pronunciation edit

 

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

Noun edit

Dari سطح
Iranian Persian
Tajik сатҳ

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

  1. surface
  2. level
    چه سطح هستند؟ (more literary)če sath hastid?What level are you at?
    چه سطح هستنن؟ (more colloquial)če sath hastin?What level are you at?

Derived terms edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
س ط ح
1 term

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic سَطَّحَ (saṭṭaḥa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /satˤ.tˤaħ/, [ˈsˤɑtˤ.tˤɑħ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

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

  1. to flatten
Conjugation edit
    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 edit

From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /satˤħ/, [ˈsˤɑ.tˤ(ɪ)ħ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

سطح (saṭḥm (plural سطوح (sṭūḥ))

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

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سَطْح (sathf (Hindi spelling सतह)

  1. level, surface

References edit

  • 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.