diwani

== English == === Noun === diwani (plural diwanis) Alternative form of dewani. == Hausa == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /díː.wáː.nìː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [díː.wáː.nìː] === Noun === dīwānī̀ m (plural dī̀wā̀nai, possessed form dīwānìn) register, account book anthology == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān), from Persian دیوان (dêvân). === Pronunciation === === Noun === diwani class V (plural madiwani class VI) advisor, councillor ==== Derived terms ==== udiwani (“councillorship”) === Noun === diwani class IX (plural diwani class X) anthology (collection of literary works) === References ===