2 entries under this word

Sufi

Sō'fī, n.

noun

n.; pl. SŌ'FĪS. [Per. sūfī or sōfī, probably from Gr. σοφός, wise. Cf. SOPHI.] One of a certain religious order in Persia; a dervish.

Su'fi, n.

noun

n. [Ar. & Per. sūfī, wise, pious, devout, a religious man of the order of the Sufi; hence the surname of the kings of Persia.] [Written also sofī.]

  1. One of a certain order of religious men in Persia.
  2. A title or surname of the king of Persia.