سطح

العربية

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سطح^¹

verb سَطَحَ · saṭaḥa · يَسْطَحُ · سَطْح · سَاطِح

to spread forth, to unroll

verb سَطَّحَ · saṭṭaḥa · يُسَطِّحُ · تَسْطِيح · مُسَطِّح

to spread out, to unroll
to flatten, to even

سطح^²

Where it comes from

Compare Classical Syriac ܫܛܚܐ and Hebrew שֶׁטַח (šéṭaḥ).

noun سَطْح · saṭḥ · سُطُوح · أَسْطُح · السَّطْح

surface
roof
noun from verb verbal noun of سَطَحَ (saṭaḥa) (form I)

In English

facet any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem
roof the cover at the top of a building
surface up-side of a flat object
deck floorlike covering on a ship
flatten to make something flat

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سطح},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%AD},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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