Sufi
Sufi noun: a mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism.
Noun
Sufi (plural Sufis)
- 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.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page v
- 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[.]
Adjective
Sufi (comparative more Sufi, superlative most Sufi)
- Of or pertaining to Sufism or Sufis.
Sufi meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Sufi in Hindi
- a Sufi muslim
- सूफ़ी sūfī, सूफी sūphī, सोफी sophī, सौफी sauphī
Sufi in Marathi
- a Sufi muslim
- सुफी suphī
Sufi in Urdu
- a Sufi muslim
- صوفی sūfī
Sufi in Bengali
- a Sufi muslim
- সুফী sufī
More languagesFewer languages
- Sufi in Gujarati
- સૂફી sūphī
- Sufi in Assamese
- চুফি suphi
- Sufi in Pashto
- صوفي sofí
- Sufi in Arabic
- صُوفِيّ ṣūfiyy
- Sufi in Persian
- صوفی sufi, درویش darviš
Forms of Sufi
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Sufis |
| alternative form | Sofee |
| alternative form | Sofi |
| alternative form | Suphy |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Sufi |
| superlative | most Sufi |
Origin of Sufi
From Ottoman Turkish صوفی (sufi), from Arabic صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy, “man of wool”).
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Words that rhyme with Sufi
Questions about Sufi
- What does Sufi mean?
- Sufi means a mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism.
- What is Sufi in Hindi?
- Sufi in Hindi is सूफ़ी (sūfī), सूफी (sūphī), सोफी (sophī). See Sufi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Sufi?
- Sufi can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Sufi?
- The plural of Sufi is Sufis.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Sufi (page history and authors); চুফি (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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