/
dɪˈvan, 
dʌɪˈvan, 
ˈdʌɪvan/
n.
   - Brit. a bed consisting of a base and mattress but no footboard or headboard.
 - a long, low sofa without a back or arms.
 - historical a legislative body, council chamber, or court of justice in the Ottoman Empire.
 
Etymology
C16 (in sense 3): via Fr. or Ital. from Turk. dīvān, from Pers. dīwān ‘anthology, register, court, or bench’.