divan
1 synonym for divan, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (history) A body of ministers in an Islamic state, especially the Ottoman Empire, that debated and put forward new laws to the ruler.
Synonyms
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diwan
Etymology
The word was borrowed from French, which took it from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (divan), itself from Classical Persian دیوان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, "archive, collected writings"), tracing back to Sumerian ? (dub). Compare mattress, borrowed from Arabic (both words come from the Middle East, since ly...
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