darwis

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Etymology[edit]

From Malay darwis, from Persian درویش (darviš), from Middle Persian dlgwš (driyōš, poor, needy).[1]

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Noun[edit]

darwis (plural darwis-darwis, first-person possessive darwisku, second-person possessive darwismu, third-person possessive darwisnya)

  1. (Islam) a poor, indigent, ascetic, and abstemious person or recluse; Dervish.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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