Sufi

Sufi

See also: sufi

English

Alternative forms

• Sofees (archaic), Sofi (archaic)

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic صُوفِيّ‎ (ṣūfiyy, “man of wool”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːfi

Noun

Sufi (plural Sufis)

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

Derived terms

• Sufism
• Sufist
• Sufite

Translations

A Sufi muslim

Arabic: صُوفِيّ‎ (ṣūfiyy) Catalan: sufí m Czech: súfijec m Finnish: suufilainen (fi) Hindi: सूफ़ी m (sūfī) Italian: sufi (it)

Kumyk: супу (supu) Marathi: सुफी (sufī) Persian: صوفی‎ (fa) (sufi), درویش‎ (fa) (darviš) Spanish: sufí (es) m Swahili: sufii

See also

• dervish

Anagrams

• FIUs, sifu