तूफ़ान
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian طوفان (tūfān), from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān). Compare Bengali তুফান (tuphan), Marathi तुफान (tuphān), Punjabi ਤੁਫਾਨ (tuphān), Sylheti ꠔꠥꠚꠣꠘ (tufáno), English typhoon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
तूफ़ान • (tūfān) m (Urdu spelling طوفان)
- storm, tempest
- तूफ़ान से कोई हानि नहीं पहुँची।
- tūfān se koī hāni nahī̃ pahũcī.
- The storm caused no damage.
- ज़बरदस्त तूफ़ान उबल रहा था।
- zabardast tūfān ubal rahā thā.
- A heavy storm was brewing.
- hurricane
Declension edit
Declension of तूफ़ान (masc cons-stem)
Synonyms edit
- आँधी (āndhī)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तूफ़ान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.