plural of Dervish

plural of dervish

A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

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

plural of Whirling Dervish

A Sufi of an ascetic order, centered in Turkey but widespread internationally, whose ritual religious observances involve mystical poetry of Mevlana (Rumi), music, and a whirling dance.

(historical) The Dhulbahante anti-colonial state established by the xarunta (haroun) that existed between 1895 C.E. and 1920 C.E. geographically corresponding with modern-day Khaatumo; the successor state to the treatyless Dhulbahante garadship founded in Dareema Caddo.