derviș

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish درویش (derviş), from Persian درویش (darviš), from Middle Persian dlgwš (driyōš, “poor, needy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /derˈviʃ/

Noun

derviș m (plural derviși)

1. Dervish

Declension

Declension of derviș

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) derviș	dervișul	(niște) derviși	dervișii
genitive/dative	(unui) derviș	dervișului	(unor) derviși	dervișilor
vocative	dervișule		dervișilor

Derived terms

• dervișesc

Further reading

• derviș in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)