Mevlevi

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noun

A Sufi Muslim who styles themselves after the Sufi mystic Rumi; a member of the Whirling Dervishes.

OriginPersian مولویه ← Classical Persian مولوی ← Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ →
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Meanings

nounMevlevi (plural Mevlevis or Mevlevi)

plural Mevlevis

  1. IslamA Sufi Muslim who styles themselves after the Sufi mystic Rumi; a member of the Whirling Dervishes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
whirling dervish

Origin

  1. Arabicمَوْلَوِيّ“of a lord or master”
  2. Classical Persianمولوی
  3. Persianمولویه
  4. EnglishMevlevi

From Persian مولویه, Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), ultimately from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “master”). Compare maulvi, mullah, maulana.

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Mevlevi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mevlevi

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“Mevlevi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mevlevi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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