Meanings
Noah's ark1
nounNoah's ark (plural Noah's arks)
plural Noah's arks · alternative Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark2
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.
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Origin
Noah's ark · proper noun, noun
- Middle EnglishNoþess arrke
- Middle EnglishNoþess arrke
- EnglishNoah's ark
Inherited from Middle English Noþess arrke.
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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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