Where does “सूफ़ी” come from?
सूफ़ी (Hindi) comes from Arabic صُوفِيّ, from Arabic صوف.
सूफ़ी (Hindi): a Sufi, Muslim ascetic
Ancestry of “सूफ़ी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | صُوفِيّ | a Muslim mystic or ascetic; man of wool; Sufi |
| 2 | Arabic | صوف | — |