"لوا" meaning in Ottoman Turkish

See لوا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: liva [romanization], الویه [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic لِوَاء (liwāʔ, “flag, banner, standard”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ota|ar|لِوَاء||flag, banner, standard}} Borrowed from Arabic لِوَاء (liwāʔ, “flag, banner, standard”), {{root|ota|ar|ل و ي}} Head templates: {{head|ota|noun|plural|الویه|f1tr=elviya|tr=liva}} لوا • (liva) (plural الویه (elviya))
  1. flag, banner, standard, ensign Synonyms: بیراق, رایت, سنجاق, علم
    Sense id: en-لوا-ota-noun-T4C07BP2 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 32 33 35
  2. sanjak, the second level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire Synonyms: سنجاق
    Sense id: en-لوا-ota-noun-rqtr73t5 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Administrative divisions Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 11 81 8 Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 9 60 31
  3. (military) brigade, a military unit composed of several regiments
    Sense id: en-لوا-ota-noun-ykBbHgux Categories (other): Military, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Military units Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Military units: 12 11 77 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: میر لوا (mîr-i livā) (english: brigadier general)
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