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طَبَق
plate /tˤaˈbaq/
nounB1#1799 most common
Also: dish (a prepared food), course (on a menu), layer
Example sentences
هَذَا طَبَقٌ كَبِيرٌ.
This is a big plate.
ضَعِ الطَّعَامَ فِي الطَّبَقِ.
Put the food on the plate.
قَدَّمَتْ أُمِّي طَبَقاً مِنَ الأَرُزِّ.
My mother served a dish of rice.
لِكُلِّ مَطْعَمٍ طَبَقُهُ الرَّئِيسِيُّ الخَاصُّ.
Every restaurant has its own main dish.
تَكَسَّرَ الطَّبَقُ الخَزَفِيُّ حِينَ سَقَطَ مِنْ يَدِهَا.
The ceramic plate broke when it fell from her hand.
يَعْكِسُ كُلُّ طَبَقٍ فِي هَذِهِ المَأْدُبَةِ تَقَالِيدَ المَنْطِقَةِ العَرِيقَةَ.
Each dish at this banquet reflects the region's old traditions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | طَبَقٌ | أَطْبَاقٌ |
| Genitive | طَبَقٍ | أَطْبَاقٍ |
| Accusative | طَبَقاً | أَطْبَاقاً |
| Vocative | يا طَبَقُ | يا أَطْبَاقُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic triliteral root ṭ-b-q, which carries the sense of covering, layering, and fitting one thing over another. A plate matches and covers, so the same root yields words for layers and floors of a building. The food sense grew from the physical object that holds it.
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