dywan

See also: Dywan

Polish
dywany

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɨ.van/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨvan
  • Syllabification: dy‧wan
  • Homophone: Dywan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (divan), from Persian دیوان (divân).

Noun

dywan m inan (diminutive dywanik)

  1. carpet, rug (fabric used as a floor covering)
    Hyponym: kobierzec
    latający dywan ― flying carpet/magic carpet
  2. (figuratively) carpet (thick layer of some object or substance, flatly covering an extensive area)
    Synonym: kobierzec
    dywan kwiatów ― carpet 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))
Derived terms
adjective
  • dywanowy
nouns
  • dywan perski
  • dywaniarka
  • dywaniarz
adjective
  • dywaniarski

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān), from Persian دیوان (divân).

Noun

dywan m inan

  1. (poetry) divan, diwan (collection of poems by one author, usually excluding his or her long poems (mathnawī))
Declension
Declension of dywan
singular plural
nominative dywan dywany
genitive dywanu dywanów
dative dywanowi dywanom
accusative dywan dywany
instrumental dywanem dywanami
locative dywanie dywanach
vocative dywanie dywany

Further reading
  • dywan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dywan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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