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Sufi

 
Dictionary: Su·fi   (') pronunciation
Islam.
n., pl., -fis.
A Muslim mystic.

adj.
Of or relating to the Sufis.

[Arabic ṣūfī, (man) of wool, Sufi, from ṣūf, wool (probably from their woolen garments), perhaps from Aramaic ṣippā, ṣuppā, carded wool.]

Sufic Su'fic (-fĭk) or Su·fis'tic (-fĭs'tĭk) adj.

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A general term for a Muslim mystic and/or ascetic. Sufism refers to the mystical path of Islam in general.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Sufi; islamisk trosretning
adj. - Sufi

Nederlands (Dutch)
lid van bepaalde Moslim sekte

Français (French)
n. - (Relig) soufi, soufisme
adj. - de soufi, du soufisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - (islam. Rel.) Sufi, Sufist
adj. - sufistisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) (οι) Σούφι

Italiano (Italian)
sufi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Sufi (m)

Русский (Russian)
суфий, последователь суфизма

Español (Spanish)
n. - sufí (místico musulmán)
adj. - sufí (místico musulmán)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sufist

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
斯兰教的苏非派, 苏非派的, 苏非派教徒的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斯蘭教的蘇非派
adj. - 蘇非派的, 蘇非派教徒的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수피교도
adj. - 수피교[도]의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スーフィー
adj. - スーフィー教の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متصوف , الصوفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סופי - סגפן/מיסטיקן מוסלמי, אדם המשתייך למיסדר סופי‬
adj. - ‮של סופים או תורה סופית‬


 
 
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