Mevlevi
noun
Mevlevi is spelled M-E-V-L-E-V-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Mevlevi means “A Sufi Muslim who styles themselves after the Sufi mystic Rumi; a member of the Whirling Dervishes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Mevlevi is Mevlevis.
How many letters and syllables are in Mevlevi?
| Letters | 7: M-E-V-L-E-V-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Mevlevi?
Mevlevi appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Mevlevi
- Mevlevis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Mevlevi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Sufi Muslim who styles themselves after the Sufi mystic Rumi; a member of the Whirling Dervishes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Mevlevi come from?
From Persian مولویه, Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), ultimately from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “master”). Compare maulvi, mullah, maulana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).