توانا

Central Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twaːnaː/

Proper noun

توانا (twana)

1. a male given name

Persian

Etymology

توان (tavân, present stem of توانستن (tavânestan, “can, to be able”)) +‎ ـا (-â).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tu.wɑː.nɑː], [ta.wɑː.nɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wɑː.nɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wɑː.nɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wɑː.nɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.wɔː.nɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæ.vɒː.nɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰä.vɔ.nɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	tuwānā, tawānā
Dari reading?	tawānā
Iranian reading?	tavânâ
Tajik reading?	tavono

Adjective

توانا • (tavânâ) (comparative تواناتَر (tavânâ-tar), superlative تواناتَرین (tavânâ-tarin))

1. powerful

   Synonyms: قدرتمند (qodratmand), پرقدرت (porqodrat), مقتدر (moqtader)