Etymology

dewan

D2E1W4A1N1

Today it means: A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor. Full definition →

Hindi दीवान ← Classical Persian دیوَان ← Middle Persian dywʾn'
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  1. Middle Persian · derived fromdywʾn'
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromدیوَان
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromदीवान
  4. English todaydewan

Borrowed from Hindi दीवान (dīvān), from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian dywʾn' (dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane.

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