Divan

Noun

 * 1) A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure.
 * 2)  A Muslim council of state, such as that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
 * 3) A collection of poems, especially one written by one author in Arabic or Persian.

Adjectives
perfumed; pillowed; rickety; commodious; luxurious; resplendent; inviting; comfortable.

Thesaurus
British Cabinet, Sanhedrin, US Cabinet, advisory body, advisory council, assembly, association, bench, board, body of advisers, borough council, brain trust, cabinet, camarilla, chamber, city council, common council, conference, congress, consultative assembly, council, council fire, council of ministers, council of state, council of war, county council, court, deliberative assembly, diet, directory, junta, kitchen cabinet, legislature, ministry, parish council, privy council, shadow cabinet, soviet, staff, syndicate, synod, tribunal

Etymology
, from divan:, from  دیوان:.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek: ντιβάνι


 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Russian: диван
 * Turkish:, kanepe


 * Armenian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian:


 * Italian: Diwan
 * Russian: диван
 * Turkish:


 * Armenian:
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:


 * Italian: diwan
 * Turkish:


 * : Diwan (1)

Anagrams

 * Navid
 * viand

Noun

 * 1)  divan

Noun

 * 1) Any type of undistinguished couch.
 * 2) A divan in either of the original Turkish senses.

Synonyms

 * canapé, sofa

Etymology 1
From diviti:.

Adjective

 * 1) wonderful

Etymology 2
From <  دیوان:.

Noun

 * 1) divan (furniture)
 * 2) divan (council)
 * 3) divan (collection of poems)
 * 4)  court, tribunal (in Ottoman period)
 * 5) Regional conversation, word

Derived terms

 * divániti