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Dervish vs Nervish - What's the difference?

dervish | nervish |

As a proper noun Dervish

is a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity; a form of mendicant friars.

As a noun dervish

is a member of Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.

As an adjective nervish is

nervous; anxious.

dervish

English

(wikipedia Dervish) (dervishes)

Proper noun

(Dervishes)
  • a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity; a form of mendicant friars

    • Derived terms

    * Whirling Dervishes

    nervish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • nervous; anxious