Tava

A tava(h) / tawa(h) (mainly on the Indian subcontinent), saj (in Arabic), sac (in Turkish), and other variations, [clarification needed] is a metal cooking utensil.

The root word taab in Persian is a verb which means to bend or temper or curve (but see here-below for the use of saj in Iran).

[citation needed][dubious – discuss] In Serbia and Bulgaria however, a тава (tava) is a metal baking tray with raised margins (for the meaning of sach in those same countries, see here-below).

In Serbia and Bulgaria, the flat ceramic сач (sach) or сачѐ (sachè) is used for table-top cooking of thin slices of vegetables and meat[citation needed] (for the meaning of tava in those same countries, see here-above).

In Pakistan, especially in rural areas, large convex saj are used to cook several breads at the same time or to make rumali roti.