dywan

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Polish

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dywany

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɘ.van/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘvan
  • Syllabification: dy‧wan
  • Homophone: Dywan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوان.

Noun

dywan m inan (diminutive dywanik, related adjective dywanowy)

  1. carpet, rug (fabric used as a floor covering)
    Hyponym: kobierzec
    latający dywanflying carpet/magic carpet
  2. (figurative) carpet (thick layer of some object or substance, flatly covering an extensive area)
    Synonym: kobierzec
    dywan kwiatówcarpet of flowers
  3. (government, historical, Islam) divan (Muslim council of state)
  4. (government, historical, Islam) divan (council viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan))
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān).

Noun

dywan m inan

  1. (poetry) divan, diwan (collection of poems by one author, usually excluding his or her long poems (mathnawī))
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Further reading

  • dywan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dywan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • dywan in PWN's encyclopedia