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darvesh

darvesh is the alternative form of dervish.

Meaning of dervish

Noun

dervish (plural dervishes)

  1. (historical) A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), an anti-colonial polity in modern Somalia headed by Sufis.
    Synonyms:
    fakir
  2. (historical) One of the followers of Muhammad Ahmad, the Mahdi of the Sudan, in the 1880s.
    Synonyms:
    fakir
  3. (broadly) 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.1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor, published 1991, page 104
    Synonyms:
    fakir

See all 5 meanings of dervish

Proper noun capitalized: Darvesh

Darvesh

  1. A male given name from India.

Forms of darvesh

pluraldarveshes

Questions about darvesh

What does darvesh mean?
Darvesh means a male given name from India.
What is darvesh the alternative form of?
Darvesh is the alternative form of dervish.
What part of speech is darvesh?
Darvesh is a proper noun.

Words near darvesh in the dictionary

  1. Daruvar
  2. Darvall
  3. Darvalls
  4. darved
  5. Darvel
  6. darvesh
  7. darveshes
  8. Darville
  9. Darvilles
  10. darving
  11. DARVO

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