Dervishlike

/ˈdɜːrviʃlaɪk/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or characteristic of a dervish; displaying qualities associated with dervish practice such as spiritual devotion, austerity, or ecstatic behavior.

Etymology

Combines 'dervish' with the English suffix '-like' (meaning similar to or having the quality of), creating an adjective to describe dervish-like characteristics.

Kelly Says

The '-like' suffix is endlessly productive in English—you can attach it to almost anything to make an adjective, so a person might be dervishlike without actually being a dervish, just acting with that kind of spiritual intensity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደረቢሽ እንደ
derebish inde
ARالعربية
مثل الدرويش
mithl ad-darwīsh
BNবাংলা
দরবেশের মতো
darbesh-er moto
CACatalà
dervix
deh-rveesh
CSČeština
dervišský
deh-rveesh-skee
DADansk
dervishlignende
deh-rveesh-lee-gneh-ndeh
DEDeutsch
Derwischähnlich
deh-rveesh-ayn-likh
ELΕλληνικά
δερβίς
thervís
ESEspañol
dervichesco
deh-REE-cheh-skoh
FAفارسی
درویش‌وار
darvīsh-vār
FISuomi
dervissimäinen
deh-rveesh-see-may-nen
FRFrançais
derviche
deh-ree-sh
GUGU
દરવેશ જેવું
darveś jevuṁ
HAHA
kamar dervish
kah-mah deh-rveesh
HEעברית
דרווישי
dar-vish-ee
HIहिन्दी
दरवेश जैसा
darvesh jaisā
HUMagyar
dervishez hasonló
deh-rveesh-hez hah-sohn-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti dervish
seh-pehr-tee deh-rveesh
IGIG
dịka dervish
dee-kah deh-rveesh
ITItaliano
derviscamente
deh-ree-VEE-skay-mehntay
KKKK
дервишке тәрізді
derbishke tärizdi
KMKM
ដូចជា ដឺរវីស
doch chéa deur-vihs
MRMR
दervishसारखा
dervish-sārakhā
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti dervish
seh-pehr-tee deh-rveesh
MYမြန်မာ
ဒါးဗီးရှ်လို
dā bī hṛā lu
NLNederlands
dervischachtig
deh-rveesh-akh-tikh
NONorsk
dervishliknende
deh-rveesh-lee-kneh-ndeh
PAPA
ਦਰਵੇਸ਼ ਵਰਗਾ
darvesh vargā
PLPolski
derviszowski
deh-rveesh-ohv-skee
PTPortuguês
dervixe
deh-REE-shee
RORomână
dervişesc
deh-rvee-sesk
RUРусский
дервишский
deh-rveesh-skee
SVSvenska
dervischlik
deh-rveesh-leek
SWKiswahili
kama dervish
kah-mah deh-rveesh
TAதமிழ்
துருவிசம் போல
thuruvicham pōla
TEతెలుగు
దర్వీషు వంటి
darvīṣu vaṇṭi
THไทย
เหมือนดาร์วิช
mʉ̀ʉan dar-wich
TLTL
parang dervish
pah-rang deh-rveesh
TRTürkçe
dervişçe
deh-rveesh-cheh
UKУкраїнська
дервіський
deh-rvees-kyi
URاردو
درویش جیسا
darvīsh jaisā
VITiếng Việt
giống như dervish
zôông nhu đê-ru-vích
YOYO
bi dervish
bee deh-rveesh
ZUZU
njengodervish
n-jen-go-deh-rveesh

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