طبقه

See also: طبقة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَبَقَة (ṭabaqa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ta.βa.qa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.bä.qä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.bä.qä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.bä.qä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.bä.qä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.bæ.ʁe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.bä.qä]

Readings
Classical reading?	taḇaqa
Dari reading?	tabaqa
Iranian reading?	tabağe
Tajik reading?	tabaqa

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

طَبَقِه • (tabaqe) (plural طبقات (tabaqât) or طبقه‌ها (tabaqe-hâ))

1. floor, story

   Synonyms: (archaic) اُشْکوب (oškub), اَشْکوب (aškub)

   طَبَقِهٔ پایین ― tabaqe-ye pâyin ― the floor downstairs

2. class

   طَبَقِهٔ مُتَوَسِّط ― tabaqe-ye motavasset ― the middle class

3. group, section
4. layer, stratum
5. stage

Derived terms

• طبقه آرایه‌شناختی (tabaqe-ye ârâye-šenâxti, “taxonomic rank”)