طبق t̤abaq v.n. fr. طبق 'to stick or cleave to'; or from iv اطبق 'to cover'
A طبق t̤abaq (v.n. fr. طبق 'to stick or cleave to'; or from iv اطبق 'to cover'), s.m. A cover, lid; a dish, plate; a tray (esp. a round one=t̤abāq); a disc, an orb; a sphere, world; vault (of heaven); a leaf; gold-leaf, tin-foil, &c.; surface of the earth; layer, stratum; crust; coat (of an onion, &c.); one thing following another, or consecutive; story (of a house); a platform; class, order, degree.