tufan

== English == === Etymology === From, or an adaptation of typhoon to more closely match, Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān). === Noun === tufan (plural tufans) Obsolete spelling of typhoon. For quotations using this term, see Citations:tufan. == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === From Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān). === Noun === tufan (definite accusative tufanı, plural tufanlar) storm, tempest characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall or snowfall (figurative) stormy weather ==== Declension ==== === References === Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “tufan”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 4, Baku: Şərq-Qərb == Romanian == === Etymology === From tufă +‎ -an. === Noun === tufan m (plural tufani) downy oak (Quercus pubescens) ==== Declension ==== == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوفان (tufan), from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān), itself from a Sinitic language (cfr. Cantonese 大風 / 大风 (daai6 fung1)). Doublet of tayfun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tuːˈfan/, (definite accusative) /tuː.faːˈnɯ/ Hyphenation: tu‧fan === Noun === tufan (definite accusative tufanı, plural tufanlar) the Flood, the Deluge (figurative) strong rain (figurative) a strong or violent thing ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tufan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “tufan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4902a Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tufan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük