{i} decree or mandate issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern ruler (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan); Asiatic word signifying a passport or permit or license
In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance
firman
الواصلة
fir·man
التركية النطق
fırmın
النطق
/ˈfərmən/ /ˈfɜrmən/
علم أصول الكلمات
() From Turkish ferman, from Persian فرمان (farmân), decree or order. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.