تاوان tāwān P s. m. 1. Retaliation, recompense, amends. 2. Debt. 3. Fine, mulct. 4. Loan. (تاوان is used in opposition to قصاص ḳiṣāṣ, and means the price paid for blood). تاوان باندهنا يا لينا tāwān-bāndhnā or -lenā, To fine, to mulct. تاوان لگانا tāwān lagānā, To amerce.