firman

American  

[fur-muhn, fer-mahn] / ˈfɜr mən, fərˈmɑn /

noun

plural

firmans

1. an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).

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firman British  

/ fɜːˈmɑːn, ˈfɜː- /

noun

1. an edict of an Oriental sovereign

2. any authoritative grant of permission

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Etymology

Origin of firman

1610–20; < Turkish ferman < Persian farmān

Example Sentences

In the early 1980s, Senna lived in a bungalow in Eaton on the edge of Norwich while driving for Ralph Firman's Van Diemen company, based at Snetterton, before moving on to Team Lotus.

From BBC

"In 2014, there was a slogan, 'Jokowi is one of us'. He was not a typical Indonesian politician," said political analyst Firman Noor from Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency.

From BBC

Robert Firman, said that in his Wednesday remarks, Hecker was just referring to the air component perspective and was not addressing the overall counterterrorism program in Niger.

From Seattle Times

Joel Firman doesn’t recall exactly when Topa’s name first surfaced in the Mariners front office, but it was roughly a couple years ago when Seattle’s analytics department noticed how effective Topa was at inducing ground balls, a useful skill for any pitcher in any era.

From Seattle Times

“Just bugging them just enough,” Firman, the club’s director of analytics, said with a laugh.

From Seattle Times