Where does “divan” come from?
Divan comes from Ottoman Turkish دیوان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Old Persian dipi-vahanam, ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 and Akkadian 𒁾.
divan (English): A Muslim council of state, specifically that of...
Definitions
- A Muslim council of state, specifically that of...
Ancestry of “divan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | divan | Any type of undistinguished couch; A divan in... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دیوان | divan; court, tribunal |
| 3 | Persian | دیوان | divan; bureau; court, tribunal |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 5 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 7 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 9 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 10 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 11 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |