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

Inflection of туфан (tufan)

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