ə̇ˈsäwə noun plural
or isa·wi·ya ˌēsəˈwē(y)ə ; or ais·sa·wa īˈsäwə
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Arabic 'īsawīyah, an order of dervishes
: members of a Muslim religious brotherhood founded in Morocco about 1500
ə̇ˈsäwə noun plural
or isa·wi·ya ˌēsəˈwē(y)ə ; or ais·sa·wa īˈsäwə
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Arabic 'īsawīyah, an order of dervishes
: members of a Muslim religious brotherhood founded in Morocco about 1500
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012