диуана

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Bashkir[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian دیوانه (divâne, a crazy person, madman).

Cognate with Kazakh диуана (diuana), Uzbek devona, Turkish divane (crazy person, madman).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [dʲe.wɑˈnɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ди‧уа‧на

Noun[edit]

диуана (diwana)

  1. a crazy person; a madman, lunatic
  2. (religion) a holy fool, crazy for God; a person who does not conform to social norms of behavior because of a mental disability or as a deliberate choice, regarded as having a compensating divine blessing or inspiration
  3. (Sufism) a dervish, a Sufi

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