туфан

See also: Туфан

Bashkir

Etymology

From Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān, storm, deluge, typhoon), probably from Sinitic 大風 (MC dajH|daH pjuwng|pjuwngH, “windstorm”).

Cognate with Turkish tufan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tuˈfɑn]
  • Hyphenation: ту‧фан

Noun

туфан • (tufan) (Islam, Abrahamic religions)

  1. the Flood, the Deluge
    Ысынлап та, Туфан һыуы тартылғас, Нух кәмәһен ҡайҙа килтереп терәй икән?
    Isınlap ta, Tufan hıwı tartılğas, Nux kəməhen qayźa kilterep terəy ikən?
    As a matter of fact, where did Noah land his boat (=ark) when the Deluge' waters subsided?

Usage notes

  • Often capitalized.

Declension

Declension of туфан
singular only
absolute туфан (tufan)
definite genitive туфандың (tufandıñ)
dative туфанға (tufanğa)
definite accusative туфанды (tufandı)
locative туфанда (tufanda)
ablative туфандан (tufandan)