Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dewani

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: de-wani
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The role or office of dewan.

Example Sentences

"He had fought for the British in wars which led to the 1765 grant to the British of the diwani of Bengal, the right to collect taxes and decide civil cases."

Etymology

From Persian [Term?].

Origin

Source language: Persian

Inflected Forms

dewanis (plural) dewanee (alternative) dewanny (alternative) diwani (alternative)

Questions

What does dewani mean?: The role or office of dewan.
Where does dewani come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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