طبق

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of covering, layering, or fitting together. It extends to ideas of conformity, agreement, encompassing, and completeness, often applied to physical arrangements, social strata, and even abstract states.

Derived headwords

الطَّبَقnoun

1.
one of the plates/layersboth
one of the plates/layers
2.
the state/conditionboth
the state/condition

واحد الاطباق — one of the dishes

أتانا طبق من الناس — a multitude of people came to us

أتانا طبق من الجراد — a swarm of locusts came to us

أتانا طبق من الناس، وطبق من الجراد، أي جماعة — A multitude of people came to us, and a swarm of locusts, meaning a group.

والطبق: الحال — And the 'tabaq' is the state.

طَبَقnoun

1.
most of the night/dayclassical
A significant portion or majority of the night or day.

ومضى طبق من الليل — and a large part of the night passed

بِنْتُ طَبَقname

1.
turtleclassical
A turtle, referring to a creature known for laying many eggs.
2.
shrewd personclassical
A term for a cunning or astute person, derived from the turtle's perceived nature.

وبنت طبق: سلحفاة — And 'bint tabaq' is a turtle.

طَبَقَةnoun

1.
layerboth
A layer or stratum, often used for social classes.
2.
groupboth
A group or class of people.

وطبقات الناس في مراتبهم — and the classes of people in their ranks.

طِبَاقnoun

1.
some of them above othersboth
some of them above others

والسموات طباق، أي بعضها فوق بعض — and the heavens are layers, meaning one above another.

وطباق الأرض: ما علاها — and the 'tibaak' of the earth: what is above it.

والطباق: شجر — And 'al-tibaak' is trees.

طَبَقَverb

1.
to coverboth
To cover something completely, making it fit snugly.
2.
to fitboth
To match or fit perfectly with something else.
3.
to strikeclassical
To strike a joint, severing a limb.
4.
to be stuckclassical
Said of a hand that cannot be extended.

وأطبقت الشئ، أي غطيته وجعلته مطبقا — And I covered the thing, meaning I covered it and made it fitting.

وطبقت يده بالكسر طبقا، إذا كانت لا تنبسط — And his hand became 'tabiqan' (with kasra), if it could not be extended.

وطبق السيف، إذا أصاب المفصل فأبان العضو — And the sword 'tabbaqa', if it struck the joint and severed the limb.

تَطْبِيقnoun

1.
coveringboth
The act of covering something completely.
2.
fittingboth
The act of making things fit together or align.
3.
placement of handsclassical
In prayer, placing the hands between the thighs during bowing.
4.
gallopingclassical
The act of a horse galloping closely.
5.
covering the landclassical
Said of clouds that cover the entire land with rain.

والتطبيق في الصلاة: جعل اليدين بين الفخذين في الركوع — And 'al-tatbiq' in prayer: placing the hands between the thighs during bowing.

وتطبيق الفرس: تقريبه في العدو — And the 'tatbiq' of a horse: its close running.

وطبق الغيم تطبيقا، إذا أصاب بمطره جميع الأرض — And clouds 'tattabaqa', if their rain covered the entire land.

مُطَابَقَةnoun

1.
agreementboth
Conformity, agreement, or correspondence between things.
2.
walking of the hobbledclassical
The gait of someone who is hobbled or restricted.
3.
horse's gaitclassical
A horse's gait where its hind legs land in the tracks of its front legs.

والمطابقة: الموافقة — And 'al-mutabaqah': agreement.

والمطابقة: مشي المقيد — And 'al-mutabaqah': the walking of the hobbled.

ومطابقة الفرس في جريه: وضع رجليه مواضع يديه — And the 'mutabaqah' of a horse in its run: placing its legs in the tracks of its hands.

تَطَابُقnoun

1.
agreementboth
Mutual agreement or conformity.

والتطابق: الاتفاق — And 'al-tataabuq': agreement.

طَابَقَverb

1.
he made them exactly alike and stuck them togetherboth
he made them exactly alike and stuck them together

وطابقت بين الشيئين، إذا جعلتهما على حذو واحد وألزقتهما — And I aligned the two things, if I made them side-by-side and stuck them together.

وقد طابق فلان، بمعنى مرن — And so-and-so 'taabaqa', meaning became flexible.

أَطْبَقَverb

1.
he covered it and made it closedboth
he covered it and made it closed

وأطبقوا على الأمر، أي أصفقوا عليه — And they agreed upon the matter, meaning they unanimously approved it.

وأطبقت الشئ، أي غطيته وجعلته مطبقا — And I covered the thing, meaning I covered it and made it fitting.

مُطْبِقadjective

1.
coveringclassical
Said of clouds that cover the entire land with rain.
2.
constantclassical
Said of a fever that is continuous, day and night.

يقال سحابة مطبقة — It is said of a cloud 'mutbiqah' (covering).

مُطَبَّقadjective

1.
constantclassical
Said of a fever that is continuous, day and night.

والحمى المطبقة، هي الدائمة لا تفارق ليلا ولانهارا — And the 'mutabbaqah' fever, it is the constant one that does not leave day or night.

طَبَقَاءadjective

1.
unresponsiveclassical
Said of a camel that does not respond to its handler.
2.
slow-wittedclassical
Said of a man who is dull-witted or inarticulate.

ويقال: جمل طباقاء، للذى لا يضرب — And it is said: a 'tabbaqa' camel, for one that does not respond.

والطباقاء من الرجال: العيي — And 'al-tabbaqa' among men: the inarticulate.

الطَّابَقnoun

1.
The large brick, a Persian word arabicized.both
The large brick, a Persian word arabicized.

والطابق: الآجر الكبير، فارسي معرب — And 'al-taabiq': the large brick, a Persian loanword.

الحروف المطبقةother

1.
emphatic lettersclassical
The four emphatic letters in Arabic phonology: Sad, Dad, Ta, Dha.

والحروف المطبقة أربعة: الصاد والضاد والطاء والظاء — And the emphatic letters are four: Sad, Dad, Ta, and Dha.

Parallel reading

وافق شن طبقه

Shan met his match.

فانتصفت منها

and she got half of what she wanted from him.

فقيل وافق شن طبقه وافقه فاعتنقه

So it was said: Shan met his match, he agreed with him and embraced him.

ومضى طبق من الليل وطبق من النهار، أي معظم منه

And a large part of the night passed and a large part of the day passed, meaning a majority of it.

وتواهقت أخفافها طبقا

and their hooves met each other in succession.

والظل لم يفضل ولم يكر

and the shadow did not lengthen nor shorten.

ألا ذهب الخداع فلا خداعا وأبدى السيف عن طبق نخاعا

Indeed, deception is gone, so there is no deception, and the sword revealed the marrow from the bone.

وبنت طبق: سلحفاة، ومنه قولهم للداهية إحدى بنات طبق

And 'bint tabaq' is a turtle, and from this is their saying for a shrewd person, 'one of the daughters of Tabaq'.

وتزعم العرب أنها تبيض تسعا وتسعين بيضة كلها سلاحف، وتبيض بيضة تنقف عن أسود

And the Arabs claim that it lays ninety-nine eggs, all of which are turtles, and it lays one egg that hatches into snakes.

ويقال: أتانا طبق من الناس، وطبق من الجراد، أي جماعة

And it is said: A multitude of people came to us, and a swarm of locusts, meaning a group.

إذا ولدت الغنم وبعضها بعد بعض قيل: قد ولدتها الرجيلاء، وولدتها طبقا وطبقة

If sheep give birth one after another, it is said: 'Al-Rajilaa' has given birth to them, and she has given birth to them in succession and in layers.

وطبقات الناس في مراتبهم

and the classes of people in their ranks.

والسموات طباق، أي بعضها فوق بعض

and the heavens are layers, meaning one above another.

وطباق الأرض: ما علاها

and the 'tibaak' of the earth: what is above it.

مطر طبق، أي عام

A comprehensive rain, meaning widespread.

ديمة هطلاء فيها وطف طبق الأرض تحرى وتدر

A heavy, pouring rain with a widespread downpour covering the earth, seeking and giving.

والطبق: الحال، ومنه قول تعالى: {لتركبن طبقا عن طبق}

And the 'tabaq' is the state, and from this is the saying of God Almighty: {You will surely ascend through levels, one after another}.

أي حالا عن حال يوم القيامة

meaning one state after another on the Day of Resurrection.

والطباق: شجر

And 'al-tibaak' is trees.

كأنما حثحثوا حصا قوادمه أو أم خشف بذي شث وطباق

As if they were urged on like pebbles of its forelegs or like the mother of a young gazelle in a place of thorny bushes and 'tibaak'.

ويقال: جمل طباقاء، للذى لا يضرب

And it is said: a 'tabbaqa' camel, for one that does not respond.

والطباقاء من الرجال: العيي

And 'al-tabbaqa' among men: the inarticulate.

طباقاء لم يشهد خصوما ولم يقد ركابا إلى أكوارها حين تعكف

Inarticulate, he did not witness opponents nor did he lead camels to their saddles when they settled.

ويروى " عياياء "، وهم بمعنى

And it is narrated 'ayyaa' (inarticulate), and they have the same meaning.

وطبقت يده بالكسر طبقا، إذا كانت لا تنبسط

And his hand became 'tabiqan' (with kasra), if it could not be extended.

والتطبيق في الصلاة: جعل اليدين بين الفخذين في الركوع

And 'al-tatbiq' in prayer: placing the hands between the thighs during bowing.

وطبق السيف، إذا أصاب المفصل فأبان العضو

And the sword 'tabbaqa', if it struck the joint and severed the limb.

يصف سيفا: يصمم أحينا يطبق

describing a sword: it cuts sharply at times, severing.

وإنه يطبق المفصل

and that he strikes the joint.

وتطبيق الفرس: تقريبه في العدو

And the 'tatbiq' of a horse: its close running.

وطبق الغيم تطبيقا، إذا أصاب بمطره جميع الأرض

And clouds 'tattabaqa', if their rain covered the entire land.

يقال سحابة مطبقة

It is said of a cloud 'mutbiqah' (covering).

والمطابقة: الموافقة

And 'al-mutabaqah': agreement.

والتطابق: الاتفاق

And 'al-tataabuq': agreement.

وطابقت بين الشيئين، إذا جعلتهما على حذو واحد وألزقتهما

And I aligned the two things, if I made them side-by-side and stuck them together.

وقد طابق فلان، بمعنى مرن

And so-and-so 'taabaqa', meaning became flexible.

والمطابقة: مشي المقيد

And 'al-mutabaqah': the walking of the hobbled.

ومطابقة الفرس في جريه: وضع رجليه مواضع يديه

And the 'mutabaqah' of a horse in its run: placing its legs in the tracks of its hands.

وأطبقوا على الأمر، أي أصفقوا عليه

And they agreed upon the matter, meaning they unanimously approved it.

وأطبقت الشئ، أي غطيته وجعلته مطبقا، فتطبق هو

And I covered the thing, meaning I covered it and made it fitting, so it became covered.

ومننه قولهم: لو تطبقت السماء على الأرض ما فعلت كذا

And from this is their saying: Even if the sky were to cover the earth, I would not do such a thing.

والحمى المطبقة، هي الدائمة لا تفارق ليلا ولانهارا

And the 'mutabbaqah' fever, it is the constant one that does not leave day or night.

والحروف المطبقة أربعة: الصاد والضاد والطاء والظاء

And the emphatic letters are four: Sad, Dad, Ta, and Dha.

والطابق: الآجر الكبير، فارسي معرب

And 'al-taabiq': the large brick, a Persian loanword.