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Dervish¹
- /ˈdɜː(ɹ)vɪʃ/
Where it comes from
From Turkish derviş, from Persian درویش (darviš).
noun Dervishes
- A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.
- A citizen or inhabitant of the Taleh-based Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), the polity territorially coterminous with modern Waqooyi Bari.
dervish²
- /ˈdɜːvɪʃ/ UK
Where it comes from
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).
noun dervishes · darwaysh · darwesh · dervice · dervis · dervise
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A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), an anti-colonial polity in modern Somalia headed by Sufis.
Similar: fakir
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One of the followers of Muhammad Ahmad, the Mahdi of the Sudan, in the 1880s.
Similar: fakir
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Any irregular guerrilla fighter resembling the Sudanese Mahdi in equipment, uniform, tactics, etc.
The Hejaz war, meanwhile, would be one of dervishes against regular troops.
Similar: fakir
Translations
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noun a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity
| Español | derviche |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탁발승 takbalseung, 데르비시 dereubisi |
| 日本語 | ダーウィーシュ dāwīshu |
| 中文 | 德爾維希 /德尔维希 dé'ěrwéixī |
| हिन्दी | दरवेश darveś |
| Português | dervixe, daroês |
| Français | derviche |
| Deutsch | Derwisch, Derwischin |
| Italiano | derviscio |
| Ελληνικά | δερβίσης dervísis |
| Русский | де́рвиш dɛ́rviš |
| العربية | دَرْوِيش darwīš |
| עברית | דרוויש |
noun Sufi ascetic
| Español | derviche |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ダルヴィーシュ daruvīshu |
| 中文 | 德爾維希 /德尔维希 dé'ěrwéixī, 托钵僧 tuōbōsēng |
| हिन्दी | दरवेश darveś |
| Português | dervixe |
| Français | derviche |
| Deutsch | Derwisch, Derwischin |
| Italiano | derviscio |
| Ελληνικά | δερβίσης dervísis, ντερβίσης ntervísis |
| Română | derviș |
| Русский | де́рвиш dérviš |
| العربية | دَرْوِيش darwīš, مقلّ muqill |
| עברית | דרוויש |
Talk about this word "dervish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dervish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dervish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dervish "dervish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dervish.Cite this
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title = {dervish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dervish},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
