तूफान tūphān

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

طوفان · ar · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Storm, tempest, hurricane, typhoon.

Usual translation

  1. storm

Origin of the definition

तूफ़ान tūfāna tu:fā:n (nm) a storm, tempest, hurricane; typhoon; —खड़ा करना/—बरपा करना/मचाना to work havoc, to unleash a storm.

A طوفان t̤ūfān (v.n. fr. طوف 'to surround, go round, envelop,' &c.), s.m. A violent storm of wind and rain, a tempest, typhoon; a flood, deluge, inundation; the universal deluge; a flood or torrent (of obloquy, &c.); — a commotion, noise, riot; a gross wrong; calumny (syn. andher); a great trial, or affliction, or calamity; a mischievous imp; a firebrand: — t̤ūfān uṭhānā, v.n. To raise a commotion, make a great noise, &c.: — t̤ūfān bāṅdhnā (-par), To defame, asperse, calumniate, slander: — t̤ūfān-t̤arāzī, s.f. Deluge-making: — t̤ūfān joṛnā = t̤ūfān bāṅdhnā, q.v.: — t̤ūfān karnā, v.n. To make a commotion, &c.: — t̤ūfān khaṛā karnā, or t̤ūfān lagānā, or t̤ūfān lenā (-par), To asperse, calumniate, &c. ( = t̤ūfān bāṅdhnā): — t̤ūfān maćānā, v.n. = t̤ūfān uṭhānā and t̤ūfān karnā.

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Mamma

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Created
Tuesday 19 January 2021
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