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divan meaning in Malayalam

ദിവാൻ

UK/dɪˈvæn//dɪˈvæn/

divan in Malayalam: ദിവാൻ, ചെറുകട്ടിൽ, കട്ടിൽ, സന്ദി. In English, divan means a Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).

Malayalam words for divan

couch, settee, sofa
ദിവാൻ, ചെറുകട്ടിൽ, കട്ടിൽ, സന്ദി, സെറ്റി, ഇരട്ടക്കസേര

English meaning of divan

  1. noun A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
  2. noun The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
  3. noun Any council or assembly.
  4. noun A couch or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.

Full definition of divan

divan in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: smoking room

Synonyms of divan

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Questions about divan in Malayalam

What is the meaning of divan in Malayalam?
Divan in Malayalam is ദിവാൻ, ചെറുകട്ടിൽ, കട്ടിൽ, സന്ദി.
divan എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Divan: ദിവാൻ, ചെറുകട്ടിൽ, കട്ടിൽ, സന്ദി.
What does divan mean in English?
Divan means a Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: divan (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: divan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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