تاوان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (t'dw'n' / tāvān, "compensation, obligation.")

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɑː.wɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɑː.wɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɔː.wɔːn]

Readings
Classical reading? tāwān
Dari reading? tāwān
Iranian reading? tâvân
Tajik reading? tovon

Noun

تاوان • (tâvân) (plural تاوان ها‎ (tâvân-hâ))

  1. punishment, penalty, compensation.

References

Mackenzie, D. N. (1971) A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. p. 82. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Persian تاوان‎ (tâvân).

Noun

تاوان (tāvān)

  1. loss, damage
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