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Etymology of Sufi

From Ottoman Turkish صوفی (sufi), from Arabic صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy, “man of wool”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Of or pertaining to Sufism or Sufis.

noun

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ottoman Turkish صوفی (sufi), from Arabic صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy, “man of wool”).

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