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title: "دِيوَان (dīwān) meaning in Arabic: council; collection of poems"
description: "دِيوَان (dīwān) means “council; collection of poems”. Level B2: forms and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/diwan"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# دِيوَان

*dīwān* · **council; collection of poems**

دِيوَان (dīwān) is an Arabic noun meaning “council; collection of poems”. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Level: B2

## How to read دِيوَان, letter by letter

5 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- د — دال (dāl): d
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## Questions about دِيوَان

### What level is دِيوَان?

Fasaha first uses دِيوَان at level B2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)