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dervish

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Source Word

dervish

IPA(Pronunciation)

historical broadly

A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.

Japanese Meaning

スーフィズムのドルヴィッシュ教団の信者。特に、旋回舞踊を行う宗教的慣習を持つ者

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The dervish spun gracefully in the candlelight, losing himself in the rhythm of the ceremony.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ろうそくの灯りの下で、旋回するスーフィーの修行者は優雅に回り、儀式のリズムに身を委ねた。

Sense（1）

A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.

Sense（2）

(historical) A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), the Dhulbahante anti-colonial polity geographically corresponding with Khaatumo.

Sense（3）

(historical) One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.

Sense（4）

(by extension) Any irregular guerrilla fighter resembling the Mahdi in equipment, uniform, tactics, etc.

The Hejaz war, meanwhile, would be one of dervishes against regular troops.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

dervishes

（ plural ）

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