Diwan
German, noun/ˈdiːvaːn/
Diwan is spelled D-I-W-A-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diwan is a German masculine noun meaning “divan (sofa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Register von Schriftstücken staatlicher oder wirtschaftlicher Art in der islamischen Verwaltung”.
What does Diwan mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedivan (sofa)
- 2
masculinedivan (a Muslim council of state)
- 3
masculinedivan (A collection of poems)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Register von Schriftstücken staatlicher oder wirtschaftlicher Art in der islamischen Verwaltung 2. kann für Ratsversammlung, Kanzlei, Gerichtshof, Empfangsraum des Herrschers stehen oder auch in der osmanischen Türkei den Staatsrat meinen 3. die zur Einrichtung der betreffenden Räume gehörenden niedrigen Polsterbänke an der Wand
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Diwan
- Diwans genitive
- Diwane plural
- Diwanen dative definite plural
- Divan alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Diwan?
- /ˈdiːvaːn/
- [ˈdiːvaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Diwan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Diwan in German?
Diwan appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).