divan

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈvæn/ UK /dɪˈvan/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a long low sofa or couch without back or arms

She reclined on the velvet divan beneath the tall windows.

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1 noun · a long low sofa or couch... sofa couch settee ottoman chaise lounge

Word family

Related forms diwan

Etymology

From Turkish divan, from Persian dīvān ('account book, register, council, council chamber, bench'). The furniture sense arose from the long cushioned benches of Middle Eastern council chambers.

divan Turkish dīvān Persian

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# divan

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** dɪˈvæn
**IPA (UK):** dɪˈvan

## Meanings
1. a long low sofa or couch without back or arms

## Examples
- She reclined on the velvet divan beneath the tall windows.

## Synonyms
- sofa
- couch
- settee
- ottoman
- chaise
- lounge

## Related Forms
- diwan

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: divan
- Root: dīvān

## Etymology
From Turkish divan, from Persian dīvān ('account book, register, council, council chamber, bench'). The furniture sense arose from the long cushioned benches of Middle Eastern council chambers.

## AI Etymology
Divan is from Turkish divan, from Persian dīvān ('account book, register, council, council chamber, bench'). The furniture sense arose from the long cushioned benches of Middle Eastern council chambers. The ancestry passes through Turkish divan and Persian dīvān. In present use as a noun, it means "a long low sofa or couch without back or arms", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include diwan. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in diwan, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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