Etymology

firman

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Today it means: a royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish فرمان ← Classical Persian فرمان
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firman · noun1

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromفرمان“command, order, decree”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromفرمان
  3. English todayfirman

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فرمان (fermân), from Classical Persian فرمان (farmān, “command, order, decree”).

Firman · proper noun2

Variant of Firmin.

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