Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derweesh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: der-weesh
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of dervish.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The son of a merchant in a city of Hindostan, having been driven from his father's house on account of his undutiful conduct, assumed the garb of a Kalenderee or wandering Derweesh, and left his native town."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

derweeshes (plural)

Questions

What does derweesh mean?: Archaic form of dervish.

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