Divani, Divāṇī: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Divani means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Diwani.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

divāṇī (दिवाणी).—a ( P) Civil--a court, a case, a matter.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

divāṇī (दिवाणी).—a Civil-a court, a case, a matter.

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divāṇī (दिवाणी).—f A civil court.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dīvānī (दीवानी) [Also spelled diwani]:—(nf) a civil court; the office of a [dīvāna] (see); (a) civil (law etc., as opposed to criminal); feminine form of [dīvānā; -kānūna] civil law, civic law.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Divāṇi (ದಿವಾಣಿ):—[adjective] = ದಿವಾನಿ [divani]1.

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Divāṇi (ದಿವಾಣಿ):—[noun] = ದಿವಾನಿ [divani]2.

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Divāni (ದಿವಾನಿ):—[adjective] pertaining to civil matters; that is to be dealt under civil laws.

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Divāni (ದಿವಾನಿ):—[noun] the right to collect tax.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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