Sufi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Sufi Sufis Sofee Sofi Suphy

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صوفی (sufi), from Arabic صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy, “man of wool”).

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