Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mevlevi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: mevle-vi
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Sufi Muslim who styles themselves after the Sufi mystic Rumi; a member of the Whirling Dervishes.

Etymology

From Persian مولویه, Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), ultimately from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “master”). Compare maulvi, mullah, maulana.

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: مولویه

Inflected Forms

Mevlevis (plural)

Questions

What does mevlevi mean?: A Sufi Muslim who styles themselves after the Sufi mystic Rumi; a member of the Whirling Dervishes.
Where does mevlevi come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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