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Definition of firman in English: firman(also farman) nounPlural farmans, Plural firmans fəːˈmɑːnˈfəːmənˈfərmən 1An oriental sovereign's edict. Example sentencesExamples - He agrees that Elgin exceeded the terms of his firman, but points out that there were two additional firmans from the Sultan sanctioning the export of the marbles.
- Bukhari, has through ancestral claim over the Jama Masjid conferred by a royal firman from the mosque's builder, emperor Shah Jehan, he has lost grip over the people in the area.
- The first firman made its way slowly from Constantinople to Athens, but events had overtaken it by the time it arrived.
- The Tarikh-Ilahi became the official calendar, and the decrees of the ruling Moghal emperor of India (the farmans) henceforth carried both the synthetic Tarikh and the Muslim Hijri date, and occasionally only the Tarikh.
- Those days, through a shahi firman (royal edict) certain persons were appointed to perform some specific tasks.
- Later the British, using the ‘farman’ as an excuse forced the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II to recognize Bengal as part of British territory.
- The firman of the Sultan contained also a guarantee for the status quo in the sanctuaries.
Synonyms decree, order, command, commandment, mandate, proclamation, pronouncement, dictum, dictate, fiat, promulgation, precept 2A grant or permit. Example sentencesExamples - Jahangir might initially grant a farman or permission, only to contradict it with an oral statement later.
- Hunt's acquisitive instincts far surpassed anything the Sublime Porte had in mind when it granted the firman.
- Having obtained the historic firman from Emperor Shah Alam, Clive returned to Calcutta to do what he promised his wife.
Synonyms authorization, licence, pass, voucher, ticket, warrant, document, certification
Origin Early 17th century: from Persian firmān, Sanskrit pramāṇa 'right measure, standard, authority'. Rhymes Burman, German, Herman, sermon, Sherman Definition of firman in US English: firmannounˈfərmənˈfərmən 1A Near Eastern sovereign's edict. Example sentencesExamples - Those days, through a shahi firman (royal edict) certain persons were appointed to perform some specific tasks.
- The first firman made its way slowly from Constantinople to Athens, but events had overtaken it by the time it arrived.
- The firman of the Sultan contained also a guarantee for the status quo in the sanctuaries.
- Later the British, using the ‘farman’ as an excuse forced the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II to recognize Bengal as part of British territory.
- Bukhari, has through ancestral claim over the Jama Masjid conferred by a royal firman from the mosque's builder, emperor Shah Jehan, he has lost grip over the people in the area.
- He agrees that Elgin exceeded the terms of his firman, but points out that there were two additional firmans from the Sultan sanctioning the export of the marbles.
- The Tarikh-Ilahi became the official calendar, and the decrees of the ruling Moghal emperor of India (the farmans) henceforth carried both the synthetic Tarikh and the Muslim Hijri date, and occasionally only the Tarikh.
Synonyms decree, order, command, commandment, mandate, proclamation, pronouncement, dictum, dictate, fiat, promulgation, precept 2A grant or permit. Example sentencesExamples - Hunt's acquisitive instincts far surpassed anything the Sublime Porte had in mind when it granted the firman.
- Jahangir might initially grant a farman or permission, only to contradict it with an oral statement later.
- Having obtained the historic firman from Emperor Shah Alam, Clive returned to Calcutta to do what he promised his wife.
Synonyms authorization, licence, pass, voucher, ticket, warrant, document, certification
Origin Early 17th century: from Persian firmān, Sanskrit pramāṇa ‘right measure, standard, authority’. |