diwani

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِيوَان‎ (dīwān).

Noun

dīwānī̀ m (plural dī̀wā̀nai, possessed form dīwānìn)

  1. register, account book
  2. anthology

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic دِيوَان‎ (dīwān), from Persian دیوان‎ (dēvān).

Noun

diwani (ma class, plural madiwani)

  1. advisor, councillor
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