dervish

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

mendicant

Mohammedan monk

qalandar

Translations

derviche

Derwisch

derviche

derviscio

derviş

derwisj

dervixe

δερβίσης

ντερβίσης

dervix

درويش

الدرويش

دَرْوِيش

Derwischin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɜːvɪʃ/

Etymology

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).