On the Origin of the Darvish Orders—The Original Orders; Forms of Prayer; Caps, etc.—Traditions of the Orders

The word darwīsh or darvēsh is from the Persian language, and is written https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203706824/281ce619-cc03-4488-8f40-c5ee2850b747/content/ifig00001_B.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> It is composed of two syllables, dar and vish. The first, or dar, is the same as the English word ‘door’, and has the same signification. Vish is probably from the Persian verb viktan, to beg.