Sufi

See also: sufi

English

Alternative forms

Sofees (archaic), Sofi (archaic)

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic صُوفِيّ‎ (ṣūfiyy, “man of wool”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -uːfi

Noun

Sufi (plural Sufis)

A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic
A practitioner of Sufism

Derived terms

Translations

A Sufi muslim

Arabic: صُوفِيّ‎ (ṣūfiyy)
Catalan: sufí m
Czech: súfijec m
Finnish: suufilainen (fi)
Hindi: सूफ़ी m (sūfī)
Italian: sufi (it)

Kumyk: супу (supu)
Marathi: सुफी (sufī)
Persian: صوفی‎ (fa) (sufi), درویش‎ (fa) (darviš)
Spanish: sufí (es) m
Swahili: sufii

See also

dervish

Anagrams

FIUs, sifu

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