derviş

Meaning

dervish

Pronounced as (IPA)

[deɾ.ˈviʃ]

Etymology

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

Sentences

Bekleyen derviş muradına ermiş.

Everything comes to him who waits.

Hacı Mekke’de, derviş tekkede.

The pilgrim is in Mecca, the dervish is in the lodge.

Gavurun tembeli keşiş, Müslümanın tembeli derviş olur .

Gavurun becomes a lazy monk and Muslim a lazy dervish.