diwan

di wan |diˈwän dɪˈwɑn |(also dewan ) ▶noun 1 (in Islamic societies ) a central finance department, chief administrative office, or regional governing body. 2 a chief treasury official, finance minister, or prime minister in some Indian states. ORIGIN Urdu, from Persian dīwān ‘fiscal register ’; compare with divan .

diwan

diwan |dɪˈwɑːn |(also dewan ) ▶noun 1 (in Islamic societies ) a central finance department, chief administrative office, or regional governing body. 2 historical a chief treasury official, finance minister, or Prime Minister in some Indian states. ORIGIN Urdu, from Persian dīwān ‘fiscal register ’; compare with divan .

Diwan

Di wan Substantiv, maskulin , der |D i wan |der Diwan; Genitiv: des Diwans, Plural: die Diwane französisch divan, italienisch divano < türkisch divan < persisch dīwān = Schreib-, Amtszimmer 1 veraltend niedriges Liegesofa 2 Literaturwissenschaft orientalische Gedichtsammlung 3 früher (in asiatischen Staaten, besonders im Osmanischen Reich ) Staatsrat