فیضان

See also: فيضان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَيَضَان (fayaḍān, “flood, inundation”).

Noun

فیضان • (feyezân) (definite accusative فیضانی (feyezânı), plural فیضانلر (feyezânlar))

  1. overflow, flood, the state of a river or similar watercourse during which the flow exceeds the average capacity

Derived terms

  • فیضان نیل (feyezân-ı nil, “abundance, plentifulness”, literally “Nile's overflow”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: feyezan

Further reading

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