divan

di·van  (d-vän, -vn)

n.

1. A long backless sofa, especially one set with pillows against a wall.

2. also (d-vn)

a. A counting room, tribunal, or public audience room in Muslim countries.

b. The seat used by an administrator when holding audience.

c. A government bureau or council chamber.

3. also (d-vn) A coffeehouse or smoking room.

4. also (d-vn) A book of poems, especially one written in Arabic or Persian by a single author.

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[French, from Turkish, from Persian dvn, place of assembly, roster, probably from Old Iranian *dipivahanam, document house : Old Persian dip-, writing, document (from Akkadian uppu, tablet, letter, from Sumerian dub) + Old Persian vahanam, house; see wes-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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divan

Noun

a. a low bed with a thick base under the mattress

b. a couch with no back or arms [Turkish dīvān]

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Divan an oriental council of state; a collection of sheets, hence, a collection of poems; a register of accounts; an assembly—Johnson, 1775.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	divan - a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall) couch, lounge, sofa - an upholstered seat for more than one person
	2.	divan - a Muslim council of state diwan privy council - an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown)
	3.	divan - a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author) diwan anthology - a collection of selected literary passages
	4.	divan - a Muslim council chamber or law court diwan boardroom, council chamber - a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) chamber - a room where a judge transacts business

Translations

divan [dɪˈvæn] n → diván m

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divan [dɪˈvæn] n → divan m

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divan [dɪˈvæn] n (also: divan bed) → Polsterbett nt

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divan [dɪˈvæn] n → divano

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divan

n divan [diˈvӕn, (American ) ˈdaivӕn]

a long, low couch without back or arms, usually able to be used as a bed. divan, sofa ديوان، أريكَه диван divan briks; divan der Diwan ντιβάνι diván kušett کاناپه divaani divan סָפָּה दीवान, सोफा sofa, kauč dívány dipan legubekkur, dívan divano 長いす 침대로도 쓸 수 있는 등받이와 팔걸이가 없는 긴 소파 tachta kušete katil dipan divan divan otomana divA divan тахта diván divan divan divan เก้าอี้นวม divan, sedir 可用作床的長沙發 низький диван, тахта دیوان، دیوار کے سہارے بچھے ہوئی لمبی گدّے دار نشست trường kỷ 可用作床的长沙发