transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈvan, ˈdī-ˌvan, especially in senses 1, 2, & 4 also ]
di-ˈvän, dī-ˈvan noun
Etymology: Turkish, from Persian dīvān account book
Date: 1586
1.
a. : the privy council of the Ottoman Empire
b. : council
2. : a council chamber
3. : a large couch usually without back or arms often designed for use as a bed
4. : a collection of poems in Persian or Arabic usually by one author