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dervish

/ˈdɜːvɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
dervish
IPA
/ˈdɜːvɪʃ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

noun

A citizen or inhabitant of the Taleh-based Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), the polity territorially coterminous with modern Waqooyi Bari.

noun

An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.

noun

An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.

noun

An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Turkish derviş, from Persian درویش (darviš).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: derviş, درویش, dlgwš, *drigu-

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɜːvɪʃ/

Inflected Forms

Dervishes (plural) darwaysh (alternative, archaic) darwesh (alternative, archaic) dervice (alternative, archaic) dervis (alternative, archaic) dervise (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

dervishhood dervishism dervishlike

Phrases

Whirling Dervish

Synonyms

fakir

Questions

How do you pronounce dervish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɜːvɪʃ/.
What does dervish mean?
A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.
Where does dervish come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

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