"firman" meaning in English

See firman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɜː.mən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɜɹ.mən/ [General-American], [ˈfɝ.mən] [General-American] Forms: firmans [plural]
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish فرمان (ferman), from Persian فرمان (farmân, “command, order, decree”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ota|فرمان|tr=ferman}} Ottoman Turkish فرمان (ferman), {{der|en|fa|فرمان|gloss=command, order, decree|tr=farmân}} Persian فرمان (farmân, “command, order, decree”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} firman (plural firmans)
  1. A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey. Wikipedia link: firman Synonyms: pharmaund, phirmaund Hyponyms: hatti-sherif Translations (Translations): ফরমান (phoroman) (Bengali), ફરમાન (pharmān) (Gujarati), फ़रमान (farmān) [masculine] (Hindi), फरमान (pharmān) [masculine] (Hindi), ಫರ್ಮಾನು (pharmānu) (Kannada), фе́рман (férman) [masculine] (Macedonian), फर्मान (pharmān) [neuter] (Marathi), فرمان (ferman) (Ottoman Turkish), ਫ਼ਰਮਾਨ (farmān) [Gurmukhi, masculine] (Punjabi), فَرمان (farmān) [Shahmukhi, masculine] (Punjabi), فرمان (farmān) [masculine] (Urdu)

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