divan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (divan), from Classical Persian دیوان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). Compare mattress, from Arabic (both of Middle Eastern origin, due to the local custom of lying on padding on floor being foreign to Europeans). Doublet of dewan, douane, and diwaniya. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈvæn/ (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈvæn/, /ˈdaɪ.væn/ Rhymes: -æn === Noun === divan (plural divans) (now historical) A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan). The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice. (now rare) Any council or assembly. (furniture) A couch or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure. (dated) An establishment that serves cigars and coffee, and may offer other amenities such as books, newspapers, and chess. Near-synonym: smoking room (Hong Kong) A drug or cigarette den. A collection of poems, especially one written by an author in Arabic or Persian. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Davin, Navid, viand == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوان (dīwān). === Pronunciation === === Noun === divan (definite accusative divanı, plural divanlar) divan (council) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== əhli-divan == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [diˈβan] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [diˈvan] === Noun === divan m (plural divans) (historical) divan (council, court) divan (low sofa) === Further reading === “divan”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Probably from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (divan), from Persian دیوان (divân). === Noun === divan (furniture) sofa, couch, divan ==== Declension ==== === References === “divan”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɪvan] === Noun === divan m inan (furniture): divan ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== pohovka === Further reading === “divan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “divan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “divan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Via German Diwan, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان, from Persian دیوان. === Noun === divan c (singular definite divanen, plural indefinite divaner) divan (piece of furniture) Synonym: (jocular) divaneser Coordinate terms: sofa, chaiselong, ottoman ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== divantæppe === References === “divan” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French divan, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان, from Persian دیوان. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdi.vɑn/ Hyphenation: di‧van === Noun === divan m (plural divans, no diminutive) a divan (piece of furniture) ==== Derived terms ==== divanbed divankleed ==== Related terms ==== douane == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), from Persian دیوان (divân). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.vɑ̃/ === Noun === divan m (plural divans) any type of undistinguished couch a divan in either of the original Turkish senses ==== Synonyms ==== (a couch): canapé (Europe), sofa ==== Descendants ==== → English: divan → German: Diwan → Portuguese: divã === Further reading === “divan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== divan alternative form of devan ==== Adverb ==== divan alternative form of devan ==== Preposition ==== divan alternative form of devan === Etymology 2 === From French vent. ==== Noun ==== divan the wind === References === Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, pages 267, 290 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), from Persian دیوان (divân). === Noun === divan n (plural divane) divan ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== canapea == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divьnъ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /dîːʋan/ Hyphenation: di‧van ==== Adjective ==== dȋvan (Cyrillic spelling ди̑ван, definite dȋvnī, comparative divniji) wonderful ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== divota === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), from Classical Persian دیوان (dīwān). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /dǐʋaːn/ Hyphenation: di‧van ==== Noun ==== dìvān m inan (Cyrillic spelling дѝва̄н) divan (furniture) divan (council) divan (collection of poems) (historical) court, tribunal (in Ottoman period) (regional) conversation, word ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== divániti ===== See also ===== sofa == Swedish == === Noun === divan c a divan (piece of furniture) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === divan definite singular of diva === References === “divan”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “divan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “divan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), from Classical Persian دِیوَان (dīwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diːˈvan/, (definite accusative) /diː.vaːˈnɯ/ Hyphenation: di‧van === Noun === divan (definite accusative divanı, plural divanlar) (historical) divan, a council of state held between the viziers of the Ottoman Empire and the sultan (poetry) divan, a collection of poems, especially one written by an author in Arabic or Persian synonym of sedir (“divan, a piece of furniture”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “divan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “divan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “divan2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1246 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “divan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük