Arabic vocabulary
دِّيوَانtreasury
How to say “treasury” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
الحساب وشرع الديوان هذا من علوم القبط والفرس،
Arithmetic and the system of the treasury are from the sciences of the Copts and Persians.
الدِّيوَانِ — of the treasury. This completes 'the system of the treasury-registry', in the genitive as owner — the state financial bureau. The owner-noun closes the possessive begun by 'system'. Together they name the bookkeeping of the treasury.
From: Intention in Islam →
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