derviş

Meaning

dervish, an itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
[deɾ.ˈviʃ]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish درویش (derviş), from Persian درویش (darviš), from Middle Persian dlgwš (driyōš, “poor, needy”).

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