Druze

See also: druze and druže

English

Etymology

From Arabic دُرُوز‎ (durūz).

Proper noun

Druze

1. A secretive religious community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.

Noun

Druze (plural Druze or Druzes)

1. A member of this community.

Translations

collective Druze

• Arabic: مُوَحِّدُون دُرُوز‎ m pl (muwaḥḥidūn durūz), مُوَحِّدُون‎ m pl (muwaḥḥidūn), دُرُوز‎ m pl (durūz)
• Dutch: druzen (nl) pl
• Finnish: druusit pl
• French: Druzes (fr) pl
• Georgian: დრუზები (druzebi)
• German: Drusen (de) pl
• Hebrew: דרוזים‎ m (druzim)

• Hindi: ड्रूज़ m (ḍrūz)
• Italian: druso (it) m
• Japanese: ドゥルーズ派 (durūzu-ha)
• Portuguese: drusos m pl
• Russian: дру́зы m pl (drúzy)

individual Druze

• Arabic: دُرْزِيّ‎ m (durziyy), دُرْزِيَّة‎ f (durziyya)
• Catalan: drus m, drusa (ca) f
• Dutch: druus (nl) m
• Finnish: druusi (fi)
• French: Druze (fr) m
• Georgian: დრუზი (druzi)
• German: Druse (de) m, Drusin (de) f

• Hebrew: דרוזי‎ m (druzi)
• Hindi: ड्रूज़ m (ḍrūz)
• Italian: druso (it) m
• Ottoman Turkish: درزی‎
• Portuguese: druso (pt) m
• Russian: друз (ru) m (druz)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} Druze

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} druso m
• Urdu: ^{(please verify)} دروز‎

Adjective

Druze (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or to this religious community.

References

• "The judges were very surprised when they found out I was Druze," she told Sonia Verma in The Times. — People, The Week, Issue 605, page 10.
• Druze men shouted insults when she walked down the street. — People, The Week, Issue 605, page 10.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdry.zə/
• Hyphenation: Dru‧ze

Noun

Druze m (plural Druzen)

1. Superseded spelling of druze.

Usage notes

Now mostly used in poorly translated texts from English.