درویشلك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From درویش (dervîş, “pauper, poor; dervish”) +‎ ـلك (-lik, “-ship, -ness, -hood”).

Noun

درویشلك • (dervîşlik) (definite accusative درویشلكی (dervîşliği), uncountable)

  1. (Sufism) the state or condition of a professed dervish which practice voluntary poverty
    Synonym: درویشی (dervîşî)

Descendants

  • Turkish: dervişlik

Further reading

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