"diwani" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /díː.wáː.nìː/, [díː.wáː.nìː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: dīwānī̀ [canonical, masculine], dī̀wā̀nai [plural], dīwānìn [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|دِيوَان}} Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān) Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|dīwānī̀|dī̀wā̀nai}} dīwānī̀ m (plural dī̀wā̀nai, possessed form dīwānìn)
  1. register, account book
    Sense id: en-diwani-ha-noun-DnRGxMO9 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Books Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Books: 64 36
  2. anthology
    Sense id: en-diwani-ha-noun-igW-ttRE Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān).",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
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    },
    {
      "form": "dī̀wā̀nai",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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    }
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  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "46 54",
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          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "64 36",
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        }
      ],
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        "register, account book"
      ],
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          "book"
        ]
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    },
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          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "anthology"
      ],
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/díː.wáː.nìː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[díː.wáː.nìː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "diwani"
}
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    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Hausa terms derived from Arabic",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Books",
    "sw:Books",
    "sw:People",
    "sw:Politics"
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dīwānìn",
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      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "register, account book"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "register",
          "register"
        ],
        [
          "account",
          "account"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anthology"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anthology",
          "anthology"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/díː.wáː.nìː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[díː.wáː.nìː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "diwani"
}

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