دیوان

Persian

regional
Definitions
  • divan collection of poems
  • divan council
  • bureau
  • court, tribunal
  • a muster roll, a register of soldiers

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn', dywʾn' (archive, collected writings).

Origin

Middle Persian

d(p)ywʾn', dywʾn'

Gloss

archive, collected writings

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