Sufi
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Sufi
Rhymes with -uːfi
Where it comes from
From Ottoman Turkish صوفی (sufi), from Arabic صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy, “man of wool”).
noun Sufis · Sofee · Sofi · Suphy
- A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism. Some admired the external beauties of the objects they beheld, like the nightingale in love with the roſe; ſome inchanted by the concert around, like Suphys delighting in madneſs, toſſed the cup of exultation into the ſkies[.] [Footnote] Suphys are a sect of mad philoſophers.
adjective more Sufi · most Sufi · Sofee · Sofi · Suphy
- Of or pertaining to Sufism or Sufis.
Translations
Talk about this word "Sufi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sufi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sufi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sufi "Sufi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sufi.Cite this
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