Divan
WordNet
noun
(1) A long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
(2) A Muslim council chamber or law court
(3) A collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)
(4) A Muslim council of state
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Etymology
, from , from .
Noun
- A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure.
- A Muslim council of state, such as that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
- A collection of poems, especially one written by one author in Arabic or Persian.
Noun
- Any type of undistinguished couch.
- A divan in either of the original Turkish senses.