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tkowal
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Divan

Postby tkowal » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:03 am

This Middle Eastern word seems to have originated in Persian which is an IE language but went through Arabic, Turkish and French before appearing in English.
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Slava
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Re: Divan

Postby Slava » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:46 am

And it sure has come a long way, baby. All the way from council of state to an armless, backless sofa, up against a wall. :shock:
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Re: Divan

Postby bbeeton » Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:50 am

There's also the "West–östlicher Divan". a collection of lyrical poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, perhaps to be read while lounging on the eponymous furniture.
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