তোফা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• তোহফা (tohpha), তহফা (tôhpha)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُحْفَة (tuḥfa).

Adjective

তোফা • (tōpha) (comparative আরও তোফা, superlative সবচেয়ে তোফা)

1. excellent; highly delicious
2. uncommon; wonderful
   • Kazi Nazrul Islam :

     একটু জোরেই হেসে বললেন তোফা! তোফা! ওগো আর এক কাপ চা দাও।

     ekṭu jorei hese bôllen topha! topha! ogo ar ek kap cha dao.

     /ekṭu jorei heśe bollen topha! topha! ogo ar æk kap cha dao/

     Laughing out quite loudly saying excellent! Excellent! Oh, give me another cup of tea.

Noun

তোফা • (tōpha) (objective তোফা (tōpha) or তোফাকে (tōphake), genitive তোফার (tōphar), locative তোফায় (tōphaẏ))

1. gift

   Synonyms: সালামী (salami), হাদিয়া (hadiẏa), হেবা (heba), জাযা (jaja), এনাম (enam)

2. presentation
3. good news
4. rare thing

Proper noun

তোফা • (tōpha)

1. a female given name from Arabic

References

• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh