divan

Significado (Inglés)

1. A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
2. The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
3. Any council or assembly.
4. A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.
5. An establishment that serves cigars and coffee, and may offer other amenities such as books, newspapers, and chess.
6. A collection of poems, especially one written by an author in Arabic or Persian.

Conceptos

diván

cama turca

otomana

sofá

🛋️

canapé

diwan

Sinónimos

couch

🛋️

sofa

🛋️

diwan

ottoman

settee

chesterfield

divan bed

floor

throne

gaddi

guddee

masnad

bed

🛏️

loungeroom

chair

🪑

chaise longue

cot

davenport

daybed

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/dɪˈvæn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from French, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (divan), from Iranian Persian دیوان (divân), from Classical Persian دیوان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). 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, douane, and diwaniya.