See also: دیوان

Arabic

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Etymology

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From Persian دیوان (dêvân).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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دِيوَان (dīwānm (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
    • 2018, وَجْدِيّ الْأَهْدَل [wajdiyy al-ʔahdal], أرض المؤامرات السعيدة, Bayrūt: Nawfal / Hachette Antoine, →ISBN, page 203:
      ذهبتُ إلى الديوان، أبعدتُ الستارة البيضاء عن التلفزيون وشغّلته.
      I went into the living room, removed the white curtain from the TV and put it on.
  7. divan (clarification of this definition is needed)

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Malay

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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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