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firmaun

firmaun is the obsolete form of firman.

Meaning of firman

Noun

firman (plural firmans)

  1. (historical) a royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
    • his Sublimity's firman, The most imperative of sovereign spells, / Which every body does without who can […]1821 August 8, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, Cantos III, IV, and V, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto IV, (please specify the stanza number)

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Forms of firmaun

pluralfirmauns

Questions about firmaun

What is firmaun the obsolete form of?
Firmaun is the obsolete form of firman.

Words near firmaun in the dictionary

  1. firmamental
  2. firmamentary
  3. firmaments
  4. firman
  5. firmans
  6. firmaun
  7. firmauns
  8. firmed
  9. firmed up
  10. firmer
  11. firmers

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