dewan

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English

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Etymology

From Hindustani دیوان (devān) / दीवान (dīvān), from Classical Persian دیوان (dīwān, dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane.

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Noun

dewan (plural dewans)

  1. (historical) A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.
    • 1688, E. Farr, E. H. Nolan, The History of England in Three Volumes, volume 3‎:
      At the same time, Rajah Goordass, son of Nuncomar, was appointed dewan to the nabob, whose duties were strictly to be confined to the household, and who was to have nothing to do with the public business or public revenues of Bengal.
    • 1899, Allen Upward, Athelstane Ford‎:
      On these occasions I often heard him declare that the whole of Europe did not contain ten thousand men, and that as for King George, he was only fit to be a dewan or zamindar under himself.
    • 1921, Glyn Barlow, The Story of Madras‎:
      Inviting himself and his dewan and his chamberlain to dinner with the Governor and Councillors in the Fort, he was received with imposing honours, and was feasted in the Council Chamber at a magnificent banquet.

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Etymology

From Malay dewan, from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”).[1] Compare to Hindi दीवान (dīvān), Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), Dutch douane. Doublet of dipan and duane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛwan/
  • Hyphenation: dè‧wan

Noun

dèwan (plural dewan-dewan)

  1. court, council.
    Synonyms: majelis, mahkamah
  2. (politics) chamber: the legislature or division of the legislature itself.
  3. board: a committee that manages the business of an organization.

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References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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Malay

Etymology

From Persian دیوان (divân).

Pronunciation

Noun

dewan (Jawi spelling ديوان, plural dewan-dewan, informal 1st possessive dewanku, 2nd possessive dewanmu, 3rd possessive dewannya)

  1. hall
  2. council
  3. institute

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dewan

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