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Bengali
Etymology
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
Noun
দেওয়ান • (deōẇan) (objective দেওয়ান (deōẇan) or দেওয়ানকে (deōẇanoke), genitive দেওয়ানের (deōẇaner), locative দেওয়ানে (deōẇane))
- A chief employee of a governmental office, usually some sort of secretary.
- royal court, hall
- - Bharatchandra Ray
- tribunal
Derived terms
Noun
দেওয়ান • (deōẇan) (objective দেওয়ান (deōẇan) or দেওয়ানকে (deōẇanoke), genitive দেওয়ানের (deōẇaner), locative দেওয়ানে (deōẇane))
- Alternative form of দিওয়ান (diōẇan)
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