- a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
- a long, cushioned seat, usually without arms or back, placed against a wall, as in Asian countries.
- a council of state in Turkey and other countries of the Middle East.
- any council, committee, or commission.
- (in the Middle East)
- a council chamber, judgment hall, audience chamber, or bureau of state.
- a large building used for some official or public purpose, as a custom house.
- a smoking room, as in connection with a tobacco shop.
- a collection of poems, especially a collection in Arabic or Persian of poems by one poet.
- (especially of chicken or turkey breast) sliced and baked in a casserole with broccoli and hollandaise sauce.
- a backless sofa or couch, designed to be set against a wall
- a bed resembling such a couch
- (esp formerly) a room for smoking and drinking, as in a coffee shop
- a Muslim law court, council chamber, or counting house
- a Muslim council of state
- a collection of poems
- (in Muslim law) an account book
