দেওয়ান

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Bengali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوان (dēwān), which is from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, archive, collected writings), from the earlier *diβi-vān, from the adjective *dipi-vān- (relating to documents), from Old Persian *dipi-vahanam (document house), composed from 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (di-i-p-i /⁠dipi-⁠/, inscription; document) (from Elamite, from Akkadian 𒁾𒁍𒌝 (ṭuppum, tablet, document, letter), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, clay tablet), and *vahana- (house), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (to dwell). Doublet of দিওয়ান (diōẇan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪eo̯an/, [ˈd̪eo̯an]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪eo̯an/, [ˈd̪eo̯an]

Noun[edit]

দেওয়ান (deōẇan) (objective দেওয়ান (deōẇan) or দেওয়ানকে (deōẇanoke), genitive দেওয়ানের (deōẇaner), locative দেওয়ানে (deōẇane))

  1. A chief employee of a governmental office, usually some sort of secretary.
  2. royal court, hall
    দুধে-ভাতে ভাল ছিল হেন বুদ্ধি কেটা দিল পাতশা দেওয়ানে আসিতে
    dudhe-bhate bhalô chilô hen buddhi keṭa dilô patśar deẇane aśite
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    - Bharatchandra Ray
  3. tribunal

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

দেওয়ান (deōẇan) (objective দেওয়ান (deōẇan) or দেওয়ানকে (deōẇanoke), genitive দেওয়ানের (deōẇaner), locative দেওয়ানে (deōẇane))

  1. Alternative form of দিওয়ান (diōẇan)

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