Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

سَطْحٌ

Root: سطح

Full Definition

سَطْحٌ a word of well-known meaning; The upper, or uppermost, part [or surface] of a house or chamber &c.; [the flat top or roof of a house &c.;] the back (ظَهْر) of a house or chamber when it is flat, level, or even; because of its expansion: and the upper, or uppermost, part [or surface] of anything: or it has this last meaning [primarily]: and hence the سَطْح of a house or chamber: pl. سُطُوحٌ.
2 [In geometry, A plane; i. e.] the سَطْح is that which is divisible in length and breadth and is terminated by a line [or lines].


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