# Ta-Be-Kaf — طبق (Tbq)

> Occurs in 4 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Tbq

- **Meaning:** to cover/overwhelm, to make a thing match/conform/suit/correspond/agree with another thing, to hit/get right, become accustomed/habituated, a thing that is equal of another thing of any kind in its measure so that it covers the whole extent of the latter like the lid, tibaqun - fittings, adapting, in order one above another, stages, layers, stories, series, plane, floors, stratum.
- **Derived forms:** طَبَق (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 67. Surah Al-Mulk, Verse 3

- **Form in this verse:** طِبَاقًۭا ۖ — ṭibāqan · "one above another"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, plural · accusative case · indefinite

اَلَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمٰوَاتٍ طِبَاقاًۜ مَا تَرٰى ف۪ي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمٰنِ مِنْ تَفَاوُتٍۜ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَۙ هَلْ تَرٰى مِنْ فُطُورٍ

Allathee khalaqa sabAAa samawatintibaqan ma tara fee khalqi arrahmanimin tafawutin farjiAAi albasara hal taramin futoor

Who created seven heavens in harmony. Thou seest not in the creation of the Almighty any imperfection. So return thou thy vision: seest thou any rifts?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mulk/verse-3.md_

### 71. Surah Nuh, Verse 15

- **Form in this verse:** طِبَاقًۭا — ṭibāqan · "(in) layers"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, plural · accusative case · indefinite

اَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ سَبْعَ سَمٰوَاتٍ طِبَاقاًۙ

Alam taraw kayfa khalaqa AllahusabAAa samawatin tibaqa

Have you not considered how God created seven heavens in harmony,

_https://quran.so/surah-nuh/verse-15.md_

### 84. Surah Al-Inshiqaq, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** طَبَقًا — ṭabaqan · "(to) stage"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقاً عَنْ طَبَقٍۜ

Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaq

You will embark upon stage after stage.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-inshiqaq/verse-19.md_

### 84. Surah Al-Inshiqaq, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** طَبَقٍۢ — ṭabaqin · "stage"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقاً عَنْ طَبَقٍۜ

Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaq

You will embark upon stage after stage.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-inshiqaq/verse-19.md_

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