tufani

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān).^[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

tufani class IX (plural tufani class X)

1. storm, tempest

   Synonym: dhoruba

References

1. Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 195 Nr. 1737