درویش

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word درویش. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word درویش, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say درویش in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word درویش you have here. The definition of the word درویش will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofدرویش, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: درويش

Azerbaijani

Noun

درویش

  1. Arabic spelling of dərviş

Khalaj

Noun

دَرویش (dərvîş) (definite accusative دَرویشی, plural دَرویشلَر)

  1. Arabic spelling of dərvîş (dervish)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian درویش (darviš).

Noun

دَرویش (dervîş) (plural دَرویشلر (dervîşler) or دَراویش (derâvîş))

  1. a poor man
  2. a pauper
  3. a beggar
  4. a dervish

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier دریوش (daryuš, daryôš), from درغوش (darğuš, darğôš), from Middle Persian (dlgwš /⁠driyōš⁠/).

Pronunciation

Dari دَرویش
Iranian Persian
Tajik дарвеш

Readings
Classical reading? darwēš
Dari reading? darwēš
Iranian reading? darviš
Tajik reading? darveš

Adjective

دَرویش (darvêš) (comparative دَرویش‌تَر (darvêš-tar), superlative دَرویش‌تَرین (darvêš-tarin))

  1. poor, needy

Noun

دَرویش (darvêš) (plural دَرویشان (darvêšân) or دَرویش‌ها (darvêš-hâ) or دَراوِیش (darâviš))

  1. indigent, poor, especially a worthy one
  2. a poor, indigent, ascetic, and abstemious person or recluse; Dervish, Sufi
    • Hafez
      در این بازار اگر سودیست با درویش خرسند است
      خدایا منعمم گردان به درویشی و خرسندی
      dar în bâzâr agar sûdêst bâ darvêš-i xursand ast
      xudâyâ mun'imam gardân ba darvêšî u xursandî
      If there is any merit to be gained in this world, it is that attained by the contented dervish. O Lord, grant me the blessings of holy indigence and contentment

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian درویش (darwēš).

Noun

درویش (darveśm (Hindi spelling दरवेश)

  1. (Islam) Dervish; dervish