سطح

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س ط ح (s-ṭ-ḥ)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to spread forth, to unroll
Conjugation

Verb

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

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

Etymology 2

Root
س ط ح (s-ṭ-ḥ)

Compare Classical Syriac ܫܛܚܐ and Hebrew שֶׁטַח (šéṭaḥ).

Noun

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

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

References

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

سطح (saṭḥm (plural سطوح (suṭūḥ))

  1. roof

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. roof

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ط ح
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَطَّحَ (saṭṭaḥa).

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to flatten
Conjugation
    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

From Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ).

Pronunciation

Noun

سطح (saṭḥm (plural سطوح (sṭūḥ))

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

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

سَطْح (sathf (Hindi spelling सतह)

  1. level, surface

References

  • سطح”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • سطح”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.