transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdə:vɪʃ ]
n. a member of any of several Muslim fraternities vowed to poverty and austerity. øwhirling (or dancing or howling) dervish a dervish performing a wild dance, or howling, according to which sect he belongs to. [Turk. dervis f. Pers. darvesh poor, a mendicant]