طبقة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط ب ق (ṭ-b-q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.ba.qa/

Noun

طَبَقَة • (ṭabaqa) f (plural طَبَقَات (ṭabaqāt) or طِبَاق (ṭibāq))

1. layer; stratum; level
2. storey; floor; level

Declension

Declension of noun طَبَقَة (ṭabaqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَبَقَة ṭabaqa	الطَّبَقَة aṭ-ṭabaqa	طَبَقَة ṭabaqat
Nominative	طَبَقَةٌ ṭabaqatun	الطَّبَقَةُ aṭ-ṭabaqatu	طَبَقَةُ ṭabaqatu
Accusative	طَبَقَةً ṭabaqatan	الطَّبَقَةَ aṭ-ṭabaqata	طَبَقَةَ ṭabaqata
Genitive	طَبَقَةٍ ṭabaqatin	الطَّبَقَةِ aṭ-ṭabaqati	طَبَقَةِ ṭabaqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَبَقَتَيْن ṭabaqatayn	الطَّبَقَتَيْن aṭ-ṭabaqatayn	طَبَقَتَيْ ṭabaqatay
Nominative	طَبَقَتَانِ ṭabaqatāni	الطَّبَقَتَانِ aṭ-ṭabaqatāni	طَبَقَتَا ṭabaqatā
Accusative	طَبَقَتَيْنِ ṭabaqatayni	الطَّبَقَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭabaqatayni	طَبَقَتَيْ ṭabaqatay
Genitive	طَبَقَتَيْنِ ṭabaqatayni	الطَّبَقَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭabaqatayni	طَبَقَتَيْ ṭabaqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَبَقَات‎; طِبَاق ṭabaqāt‎; ṭibāq	الطَّبَقَات‎; الطِّبَاق aṭ-ṭabaqāt‎; aṭ-ṭibāq	طَبَقَات‎; طِبَاق ṭabaqāt‎; ṭibāq
Nominative	طَبَقَاتٌ‎; طِبَاقٌ ṭabaqātun‎; ṭibāqun	الطَّبَقَاتُ‎; الطِّبَاقُ aṭ-ṭabaqātu‎; aṭ-ṭibāqu	طَبَقَاتُ‎; طِبَاقُ ṭabaqātu‎; ṭibāqu
Accusative	طَبَقَاتٍ‎; طِبَاقًا ṭabaqātin‎; ṭibāqan	الطَّبَقَاتِ‎; الطِّبَاقَ aṭ-ṭabaqāti‎; aṭ-ṭibāqa	طَبَقَاتِ‎; طِبَاقَ ṭabaqāti‎; ṭibāqa
Genitive	طَبَقَاتٍ‎; طِبَاقٍ ṭabaqātin‎; ṭibāqin	الطَّبَقَاتِ‎; الطِّبَاقِ aṭ-ṭabaqāti‎; aṭ-ṭibāqi	طَبَقَاتِ‎; طِبَاقِ ṭabaqāti‎; ṭibāqi

Synonyms

• (storey): طَابِق (ṭābiq), طَابَق (ṭābaq); دَوْر (dawr)

References

• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 205
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “طبق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 46