توپان

توپان

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian طوفان‎ (tufân), from Arabic طوفان‎, Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ‎ (ṭawpānā) from a Sinitic language; compare Cantonese 大風／大风 (daai6 fung1, “big wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪o.pɑn/

Noun

توپان • (topãn) m

1. a storm

Declension

declension of توپان

	singular		plural
direct	توپان (topãn)		توپانونه‎ (topãnuna)
oblique	توپان (topãn)		توپانونو‎ (topãnuno)
vocative	توپانه‎ (topãna)		توپانونو‎ (topãnuno)

Synonyms

• جکړ‎ (jakaṛ)

References

Raverty, H. G. (1867), “توپان”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate