Wondering how to use Divan in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as diwan or sofa.
Divan in a sentence
Divan meaning
- A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
- The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
- Any council or assembly.
Using Divan
- The main meaning on this page is: A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan). | The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice. | Any council or assembly.
- Useful related words include: diwan, sofa, couch, lounge.
- In the example corpus, divan often appears in combinations such as: the divan, divan said, divan bed.
Context around Divan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Divan
- In this selection, "divan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rangu, marzuq, vamil, bed, flourished and making stand out and add context to how "divan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include analyst vamil divan said in and court the divan with officials. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "divan" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with divan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His major works include The Divan of Ghazals and The Qasidas. (11 words)
Ottoman Divan poetry was a highly ritualized and symbolic art form. (11 words)
Orange – Divan Swart claimed first position overall, with Phiwa Sithebe in second place. (13 words)
The court was told the mother, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her children, concealed the baby’s presence from her siblings by hiding her in the drawer of her divan bed and kept her secret from her partner, who often stayed at the house. (48 words)
Even if the Opdivo-Yervoy combo is approved to treat never-before-treated advanced lung cancer patients, the commercial impact could take some time as physicians and payers may wait to see how overall survival data plays out, Divan said. (40 words)
Major works An Ottoman era manuscript depicting Rumi and Shams-e Tabrizi Rumi's poetry is often divided into various categories: the quatrains ( rubayāt ) and odes ( ghazal ) of the Divan, the six books of the Masnavi. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A shoplifter that police found hiding in a divan bed base has been given a prison sentence by magistrates.
While other actresses named Sulochana did not achieve success, Rangu Divan flourished under the name and became synonymous with sophistication in Marathi cinema.
The court was told the mother, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her children, concealed the baby’s presence from her siblings by hiding her in the drawer of her divan bed and kept her secret from her partner, who often stayed at the house.
In another, they added a sleek headboard to the divan, making the home more cultured and sleek.
Other members of the Marzuq Divan were in attendance, as well as other shriners of Madison.
An improvement of 10% vs. the placebo would have been competitive, Credit Suisse analyst Vamil Divan said in a report.
Claire Busby, 46, was injured when she fell from the super king-size double divan as she changed position.
Claire Busby suffered a serious spine injury when she bounced from the super king-size divan as she shifted her love-making position, the court was told.
Clearly the dominant side in the first half where they scored three unanswered tries through Adriaan Strauss, Jesse Kriel and Divan Rossouw, they returned from the break and nearly gave the Australians a sniff.
Danelle’s brother, Divan took it a step further by dying streaks of his hair blue, like his sister.
Earlier on Wednesday, Divan argued that the Aadhaar Card may cause the death of citizens’ civil rights.
Even if the Opdivo-Yervoy combo is approved to treat never-before-treated advanced lung cancer patients, the commercial impact could take some time as physicians and payers may wait to see how overall survival data plays out, Divan said.
Orange – Divan Swart claimed first position overall, with Phiwa Sithebe in second place.
Creating an imperial central government Mehmed the Conqueror consolidated power by building his imperial court, the divan, with officials who would be solely loyal to him and allow him greater autonomy and authority.
His major works include The Divan of Ghazals and The Qasidas.
His poetry works were published in three collections: The Confidant, The Decanter of Love and Turning Point, and Divan.
Major works An Ottoman era manuscript depicting Rumi and Shams-e Tabrizi Rumi's poetry is often divided into various categories: the quatrains ( rubayāt ) and odes ( ghazal ) of the Divan, the six books of the Masnavi.
Mewlana had been spontaneously composing ghazals (Persian poems), and these had been collected in the Divan-i Kabir or Diwan Shams Tabrizi.
Ottoman Divan poetry was a highly ritualized and symbolic art form.
Then he begins to give audience to the members of the Divan on the four days of the week that this occurs, as had been said above.
Common combinations with divan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the divan 6×
- divan said 3×
- divan bed 2×
- divan as 2×
- and divan 2×
- divan poetry 2×