how to pronounce dervish

/ˈdɜː.vɪʃ/

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dervish is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dervish in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… forces defeated the Dervish forces of …”

meanings of dervish

noun:

A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895-1920 C.E.), the Dhulbahante anti-colonial polity geographically corresponding with Khaatumo.
A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.
A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.
One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.

dervish frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dervish occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.