Noah's ark

proper noun

The vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis and the Quran, to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.

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Meanings

Noah's ark1

proper noun

alternative Noah's Ark

  1. The vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis and the Quran, to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.

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    Synonyms: Ark

nounNoah's ark (plural Noah's arks)

plural Noah's arks · alternative Noah's Ark

  1. A toy consisting of a model boat and animals to put in it.

    Synonyms: Noah, Noah's

  2. A small bivalve mollusc, Arca noae.
  3. AustraliaslangA shark.
  4. AustraliaobsoleteslangA nark (spoilsport).

Noah's Ark2

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Kemsing parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5557).
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Noah's ark.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis and the Quran, to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.

Similar

nounA toy consisting of a model boat and animals to put in it.

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Origin

Noah's ark · proper noun, noun

  1. Middle EnglishNoþess arrke
  2. Middle EnglishNoþess arrke
  3. EnglishNoah's ark

Inherited from Middle English Noþess arrke.

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Translations

Arabic سَفِينَةُ نُوح, فُلْكُ نُوح
  • سَفِينَةُ نُوح (safīnatu nūḥ)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
  • فُلْكُ نُوح (fulku nūḥ)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Basque Noeren ontzia
  • Noeren ontziathe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Bengali নূহের নৌকা
  • নূহের নৌকা (nuher nōuka)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Bulgarian Но́ев ковче́г
  • Но́ев ковче́г (Nóev kovčég)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Catalan arca de Noè
  • arca de Noèthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Chinese Mandarin 諾亞方舟 /诺亚方舟, 挪亞方舟 /挪亚方舟
  • 諾亞方舟 /诺亚方舟 (Nuòyà fāngzhōu)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
  • 挪亞方舟 /挪亚方舟 (Nuóyà fāngzhōu)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Czech Noemova archa
  • Noemova archathe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Danish Noas ark
  • Noas arkthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Dutch ark van Noach
  • ark van Noachthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Esperanto Arkeo de Noa
  • Arkeo de Noathe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Estonian Noa laev
  • Noa laevthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Finnish Nooan arkki
  • Nooan arkkithe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
French arche de Noé
  • arche de Noéthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
German Arche Noah
  • Arche Noahthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Greek Κιβωτός του Νώε
  • Κιβωτός του Νώε (Kivotós tou Nóe)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Hebrew תֵּיבַת נֹחַ
  • תֵּיבַת נֹחַ (tevát nóakh)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Hindi नूह का जहाज़
  • नूह का जहाज़ (nūh kā jahāz)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Hungarian Noé bárkája
  • Noé bárkájathe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Icelandic örkin hans Nóa
  • örkin hans Nóathe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Indonesian Bahtera Nuh
  • Bahtera Nuhthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Irish Áirc Naoi
  • Áirc Naoithe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Italian arca di Noè
  • arca di Noèthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Japanese ノアの箱舟
  • ノアの箱舟 (Noa no hakobune)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Korean 노아의 방주
  • 노아의 방주 (Noa-ui bangju)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Latin Arca Noë
  • Arca Noëthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Latvian Noasa šķirsts
  • Noasa šķirststhe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Lithuanian Nojaus arka
  • Nojaus arkathe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Malay Bahtera Nabi Nuh
  • Bahtera Nabi Nuhthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Norwegian Bokmål Noas ark, Noahs ark
  • Noas arkthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
  • Noahs arkthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Polish arka Noego
  • arka Noegothe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Portuguese Arca de Noé
  • Arca de Noéthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Romanian Arca lui Noe
  • Arca lui Noethe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Russian Но́ев ковче́г
  • Но́ев ковче́г (Nójev kovčég)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Scottish Gaelic An Àirc
  • An Àircthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Slovak Noemova archa
  • Noemova archathe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Spanish arca de Noé
  • arca de Noéthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Swedish Noas ark
  • Noas arkthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Tagalog Arka ni Noe, Daong ni Noe
  • Arka ni Noethe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
  • Daong ni Noethe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Thai เรือโนอาห์
  • เรือโนอาห์the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Turkish Nuh'un gemisi
  • Nuh'un gemisithe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Ukrainian Но́їв ковче́г, ковче́г Но́я
  • Но́їв ковче́г (Nójiv kovčéh)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
  • ковче́г Но́я (kovčéh Nója)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Urdu نُوح کی کَشْتی
  • نُوح کی کَشْتی (nūh kī kaśtī)the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Vietnamese tàu Nô-ê
  • tàu Nô-êthe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
Welsh Arch Noa
  • Arch Noathe vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
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