diwan

/ dɪˈwɑːn /

noun

It is at the patriarchal diwan that the real life of Qudshanis finds its centre.

The corner of the diwan is in Eastern houses the seat of honour.

These are afterwards carried to the Diwan, or tribunal of state, that they may be carried into execution.

The Diwan, or collection of his poems, consists of a series of long poems, and a number of simpler lyrics.

No diwan of his is extant, though he composed verse of his own and probably a good deal of what he ascribed to earlier poets.

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