firman
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/ˈfɜː.mən/
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/ˈfɜː.mən/ · /ˈfɜɹ.mən/ · [ˈfɝ.mən]
Definition of firman
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey.
“his Sublimity's firman, The most imperative of sovereign spells, / Which every body does without who can […]”
“He managed to obtain from the vizier a firman bearing the Emir's personal seal and ordering all Bokharan officials to assist the party in every way possible.”
“It will be noted that the title of Sultan was adopted partly because that of Khedive had been conferred by an Ottoman firman.”
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noun
-
A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey.
“his Sublimity's firman, The most imperative of sovereign spells, / Which every body does without who can […]”
“He managed to obtain from the vizier a firman bearing the Emir's personal seal and ordering all Bokharan officials to assist the party in every way possible.”
“It will be noted that the title of Sultan was adopted partly because that of Khedive had been conferred by an Ottoman firman.”
name
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فرمان (ferman), from Persian فرمان (farmân, “command, order, decree”).
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