diwani

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English

Noun

diwani (plural diwanis)

  1. Alternative form of dewani

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /díː.wáː.nìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

dīwānī̀ m (plural dī̀wā̀nai, possessed form dīwānìn)

  1. register, account book
  2. anthology

Swahili

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Etymology

From Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān),[1] from Persian دیوان (dêvân).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

diwani class V (plural madiwani class VI)

  1. advisor, councillor

Derived terms

Noun

diwani class IX (plural diwani class X)

  1. anthology (collection of literary works)

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 108 Nr. 965
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