# firman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɜː.mən/ · frequency rank #86,279

## Definitions
1. A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey.

## Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فرمان (ferman), from Persian فرمان (farmân, “command, order, decree”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/firman