liwan

[ lee-wahn ]

/ ˈli wɑn /

iwan.

Origin of liwan

< Arabic līwan < Persian; see iwan

livorno, livraison, livre, livy, livyer, liwan, lixiviate, lixiviation, lixivium, liz, liza

It is the university, and its Liwan or prayer chamber is the largest in Cairo, there being 380 columns carrying its roof.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 |Various
On the southern side of the court is the liwan, an arrangement for which the houses of Damascus are noted.

The Lands of the Saracen |Bayard Taylor
Opposite the liwan is a large room paved with marble, with a handsome fountain in the centre.

The Lands of the Saracen |Bayard Taylor