divan

See also: díván and diván

English

WOTD – 30 December 2008

Etymology

Borrowed from French, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), from Persian دیوان (divân), from Middle Persian dywʾn' (dīwān, “archive; collected writings”); see it for more. Compare mattress, from Arabic (both of Middle Eastern origin, due to the local custom of lying on padding on floor being foreign to Europeans). Doublet of dewan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈvæn/
• IPA^(key): /dɪˈvæn/, /ˈdaɪ.væn/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

divan (plural divans)

1. 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.
   • 1932, Maurice Baring, chapter 20, in Friday's Business‎^[1]:

     Eurydice pointed to the cupboard, and sat down on the low divan with folded hands, and looked at the floor.

2. (historical) 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).
3. A collection of poems, especially one written by one author in Arabic or Persian.
4. A council chamber with cushioned seats.
5. A court of justice.
6. (poetic) Any council or assembly.
7. A smoking-room.

Translations

sofa

• Albanian: divan (sq) m
• Arabic: دِيوَان m (dīwān)
• Azerbaijani: divan (az)
• Bulgarian: дива́н (bg) (diván)
• Crimean Tatar: divan
• Czech: divan (cs) m
• Estonian: diivan
• Finnish: divaani (fi)
• French: divan (fr) m
• German: Diwan (de) m
• Greek: ντιβάνι (el) n (ntiváni)
• Hungarian: dívány (hu), kerevet (hu)
• Indonesian: dipan (id)
• Italian: divano (it) m
• Kazakh: диван (divan)
• Kyrgyz: диван (ky) (divan)
• Latvian: dīvāns m
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• Malay: dipan
• Persian: نیمکت (fa) (nimkat)
• Portuguese: divã (pt)
• Russian: дива́н (ru) m (diván)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: диван m

  Roman: divan (sh) m

• Slovak: diván m
• Spanish: diván (es) m
• Tajik: диван (divan), нимкат (nimkat)
• Tatar: диван (diwan)
• Turkish: divan (tr), kanepe (tr)
• Turkmen: diwan
• Ukrainian: дива́н (uk) m (dyván)
• Uyghur: دىۋان (diwan)
• Uzbek: divan (uz)
• Vietnamese: đi văng

council

• Arabic: دِيوَان m (dīwān)
• Armenian: դիվան (hy) (divan)
• Finnish: divaani (fi)
• French: divan (fr) m
• German: Diwan (de) m
• Hindi: दीवान (hi) m (dīvān)
• Hungarian: díván (hu)
• Indonesian: dewan (id)
• Italian: Diwan m
• Kazakh: дуан (duan)
• Kyrgyz: диван (ky) (divan)
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• Persian: دیوان (fa) (divân)
• Polish: dywan (pl) m
• Russian: дива́н (ru) m (diván)
• Spanish: diván (es) m
• Tajik: девон (devon)
• Tatar: диван (diwan)
• Turkish: divan (tr)
• Turkmen: diwan
• Ukrainian: дива́н (uk) m (dyván)
• Urdu: دیوان (ur) m (dīvān)
• Uzbek: devon (uz)

collection of poems

• Arabic: دِيوَان m (dīwān)
• Armenian: դիվան (hy) (divan)
• Finnish: divaani (fi)
• German: Diwan (de) m
• Hungarian: díván (hu)
• Italian: diwan m
• Kazakh: жинақ (jinaq)
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• Kyrgyz: диван (ky) (divan)
• Persian: دیوان (fa) (divân)
• Spanish: diván (es) m
• Tajik: девон (devon)
• Turkish: divan (tr)
• Uzbek: devon (uz)

Anagrams

• Davin, Navid, viand

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic
Abjad

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian دیوان (divân).

Noun

divan (definite accusative divannı, plural divanlar)

1. divan (council)

Declension

Declension of divan

	singular	plural
nominative	divan	divanlar
definite accusative	divanı	divanları
dative	divana	divanlara
locative	divanda	divanlarda
ablative	divandan	divanlardan
definite genitive	divanın	divanların

Possessive forms of divan

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divanım	divanlarım
sənin (“your”)	divanın	divanların
onun (“his/her/its”)	divanı	divanları
bizim (“our”)	divanımız	divanlarımız
sizin (“your”)	divanınız	divanlarınız
onların (“their”)	divanı or divanları	divanları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divanımı	divanlarımı
sənin (“your”)	divanını	divanlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	divanını	divanlarını
bizim (“our”)	divanımızı	divanlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	divanınızı	divanlarınızı
onların (“their”)	divanını or divanlarını	divanlarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divanıma	divanlarıma
sənin (“your”)	divanına	divanlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	divanına	divanlarına
bizim (“our”)	divanımıza	divanlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	divanınıza	divanlarınıza
onların (“their”)	divanına or divanlarına	divanlarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divanımda	divanlarımda
sənin (“your”)	divanında	divanlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	divanında	divanlarında
bizim (“our”)	divanımızda	divanlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	divanınızda	divanlarınızda
onların (“their”)	divanında or divanlarında	divanlarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divanımdan	divanlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	divanından	divanlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	divanından	divanlarından
bizim (“our”)	divanımızdan	divanlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	divanınızdan	divanlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	divanından or divanlarından	divanlarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	divanımın	divanlarımın
sənin (“your”)	divanının	divanlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	divanının	divanlarının
bizim (“our”)	divanımızın	divanlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	divanınızın	divanlarınızın
onların (“their”)	divanının or divanlarının	divanlarının

Related terms

• əhli-divan

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪvan]

Noun

1. (furniture): divan

See also

• pohovka

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), from Persian دیوان (divân)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.vɑ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

divan m (plural divans)

1. Any type of undistinguished couch.
2. A divan in either of the original Turkish senses.

Synonyms

• (a couch): canapé (Europe), sofa

Descendants

• → English: divan
• → German: Diwan
• → Portuguese: divã

Further reading

• “divan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology 1

From French avant

Alternative forms

• avan

Preposition

divan

1. before
2. ahead

Etymology 2

From French vent

Preposition

divan

1. the wind

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), from Persian دیوان (divân).

Noun

divan n (plural divane)

1. divan

See also

• canapea

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *divьnъ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dîːʋan/
• Hyphenation: di‧van

Adjective

dȋvan (Cyrillic spelling ди̑ван, definite dȋvnī, comparative divniji)

1. wonderful

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		divan	divna	divno
genitive		divna	divne	divna
dative		divnu	divnoj	divnu
accusative	inanimate animate	divan divna	divnu	divno
vocative		divan	divna	divno
locative		divnu	divnoj	divnu
instrumental		divnim	divnom	divnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		divni	divne	divna
genitive		divnih	divnih	divnih
dative		divnim(a)	divnim(a)	divnim(a)
accusative		divne	divne	divna
vocative		divni	divne	divna
locative		divnim(a)	divnim(a)	divnim(a)
instrumental		divnim(a)	divnim(a)	divnim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		divni	divna	divno
genitive		divnog(a)	divne	divnog(a)
dative		divnom(u/e)	divnoj	divnom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	divni divnog(a)	divnu	divno
vocative		divni	divna	divno
locative		divnom(e/u)	divnoj	divnom(e/u)
instrumental		divnim	divnom	divnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		divni	divne	divna
genitive		divnih	divnih	divnih
dative		divnim(a)	divnim(a)	divnim(a)
accusative		divne	divne	divna
vocative		divni	divne	divna
locative		divnim(a)	divnim(a)	divnim(a)
instrumental		divnim(a)	divnim(a)	divnim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		divniji	divnija	divnije
genitive		divnijeg(a)	divnije	divnijeg(a)
dative		divnijem(u)	divnijoj	divnijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	divniji divnijeg(a)	divniju	divnije
vocative		divniji	divnija	divnije
locative		divnijem(u)	divnijoj	divnijem(u)
instrumental		divnijim	divnijom	divnijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		divniji	divnije	divnija
genitive		divnijih	divnijih	divnijih
dative		divnijim(a)	divnijim(a)	divnijim(a)
accusative		divnije	divnije	divnija
vocative		divniji	divnije	divnija
locative		divnijim(a)	divnijim(a)	divnijim(a)
instrumental		divnijim(a)	divnijim(a)	divnijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdivniji	najdivnija	najdivnije
genitive		najdivnijeg(a)	najdivnije	najdivnijeg(a)
dative		najdivnijem(u)	najdivnijoj	najdivnijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najdivniji najdivnijeg(a)	najdivniju	najdivnije
vocative		najdivniji	najdivnija	najdivnije
locative		najdivnijem(u)	najdivnijoj	najdivnijem(u)
instrumental		najdivnijim	najdivnijom	najdivnijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdivniji	najdivnije	najdivnija
genitive		najdivnijih	najdivnijih	najdivnijih
dative		najdivnijim(a)	najdivnijim(a)	najdivnijim(a)
accusative		najdivnije	najdivnije	najdivnija
vocative		najdivniji	najdivnije	najdivnija
locative		najdivnijim(a)	najdivnijim(a)	najdivnijim(a)
instrumental		najdivnijim(a)	najdivnijim(a)	najdivnijim(a)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), from Persian دیوان (divân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǐʋaːn/
• Hyphenation: di‧van

Noun

dìvān m (Cyrillic spelling дѝва̄н)

1. divan (furniture)
2. divan (council)
3. divan (collection of poems)
4. (historical) court, tribunal (in Ottoman period)
5. (regional) conversation, word

Declension

Declension of divan

	singular	plural
nominative	divan	divani
genitive	divana	divana
dative	divanu	divanima
accusative	divan	divane
vocative	divane	divani
locative	divanu	divanima
instrumental	divanom	divanima

Derived terms

• divániti