dervish

Significat (Anglès)

1. (historical) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.
2. (historical) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.
3. (broadly) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.

Conceptes

dervix

dervís

Sinònims

mendicant

Mohammedan monk

qalandar

Traduccions

derviche

derviche

Derwisch

derviscio

derviş

derwisj

dervixe

δερβίσης

ντερβίσης

درويش

dervish

دَرْوِيش

Derwischin

الدرويش

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdɜːvɪʃ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Ottoman Turkish درویش (derviş), from Persian درویش (darvêš, “poor; Sufi mystic”), from Middle Persian dlgwš (driyōš, “poor, needy”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *drigu-, cognate with Sanskrit ध्रिगु (dhrigu, “needy”) and Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬌𐬔𐬎 (driguš).