Dervish
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See also: dervish
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Turkish derviş, from Persian درویش (darviš).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Dervish (plural Dervishes)
- A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.
- (historical) A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), the Dhulbahante anti-colonial polity geographically corresponding with Khaatumo.
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Translations[edit]
a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity
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