طوفان

See also: توپان

Arabic

Etymology

Through Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ (ṭawpānā) from a Sinitic language; compare Cantonese 大風大风 (daai6 fung1, “big wind”).

Noun

طُوفَان (ṭūfān) m

  1. storm
  2. deluge
  3. inundation
  4. typhoon

Declension

References

  • Ahrens, Karl (1930), “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 84, page 25

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari Persian طوفان
Iranian Persian طوفان
Tajiki Persian тӯфон (tüfon)

طوفان (tufân) (plural طوفان‌ها (tufân-hâ))

  1. storm
  2. flood
  3. deluge
  4. typhoon

Proper noun

طوفان (tufân)

  1. A male given name, Toufan, Toofan or Tufan.

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian طوفان (tufân), from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān).

Noun

طوفان (tūfān) m (Hindi spelling तूफ़ान)

  1. storm
  2. flood
  3. deluge
  4. inundation
  5. typhoon
  6. hurricane

Synonyms

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