کانا
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Persian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Sogdian [script needed] (qʾnyʾ, “stupidity”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kɑː.ˈnɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɒː.nɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɔ.nɔ́]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | kānā |
Dari reading? | kānā |
Iranian reading? | kânâ |
Tajik reading? | kono |
Adjective[edit]
کانا • (kânâ) (comparative کاناتَر (kânâ-tar), superlative کاناتَرین (kânâ-tarin))
- (obsolete) stupid, foolish
- c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The Tale of Rustam and Isfandiyār”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings][1]:
- به دانای پیشی نگر تا چه گفت
بدانگه که جان با خرد کرد جفت
که پیر فریبنده کانا بود
وگر چند پیروز و دانا بود- ba dānā-yi pēšī nigar tā či guft
bad-āngah ki jān bā xirad kard juft
ki pīr-i farēbanda kānā buwad
w-agar čand pīrōz u dānā buwad - Listen to what a wise man of yore said,
When he had paired wisdom to the soul:
"An old man who tries to cheat is foolish,
Even if he is victorious and clever."
- ba dānā-yi pēšī nigar tā či guft
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
کانا • (kânâ)
- kana (Japanese syllabaries)