dywan

Polish

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

dywan m inan

  1. carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)
    latający dywan ― magic carpet
  2. tapestry
  3. divan (a council)
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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

dywan m inan

  1. (poetry) diwan
Declension

see above

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