ديوان

See also: دیوان

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian دیوان (dêvân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diː.waːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

دِيوَان • (dīwān) m (plural دَوَاوِين (dawāwīn))

  1. register (registration book)
  2. collection of poetry
    دِيوَانُ جَمِيل بُثَيْنَة
    dīwānu jamīl buṯayna
    poetry collection of Jamil Buthayna
  3. account, reckoning
  4. place of account or reckoning
  5. council, court, tribunal
  6. gathering place, especially for men
  7. divan (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Descendants

  • Andalusian Arabic: ديوان (dīwān), *دوان (*duwān)

References

Malay

Noun

ديوان (plural ديوان-ديوان or ديوان۲, informal 1st possessive ديوانکو, 2nd possessive ديوانمو, 3rd possessive ديوانڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of dewan
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