Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firman

/ˈfɜɹ.mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: fir-man
IPA: /ˈfɜɹ.mən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Example Sentences

"his Sublimity's firman, The most imperative of sovereign spells, / Which every body does without who can […]"
"He managed to obtain from the vizier a firman bearing the Emir's personal seal and ordering all Bokharan officials to assist the party in every way possible."
"It will be noted that the title of Sultan was adopted partly because that of Khedive had been conferred by an Ottoman firman."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فرمان (fermân), from Classical Persian فرمان (farmān, “command, order, decree”).

Word Breakdown

Root: فرمان

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɜɹ.mən/
British English: /ˈfɜː.mən/

Inflected Forms

firmans (plural) farman (alternative) ferman (alternative) pharmaund (alternative) phirmaund (alternative)

Rhymes With

german determine sherman herman sermon hermann berman thurman ermine burman hermon kerman

Questions

How do you pronounce firman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɜɹ.mən/.
What does firman mean?: a royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Where does firman come from?: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فرمان (fermân), from Classical Persian فرمان (farmān, “command, order, decree”).

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