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# How to pronounce "dervis" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/dɛrvɪs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **der·vis**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Archaic form of dervish.

### Example Sentences
- "dervishes to move. Mahmood received permission to advance at the end of January. He eagerly obeyed the longed for order. But the whole situation was"
- "dervish camp. Not a sign of the enemy was seen during the march. The bush by the Atbara appeared deserted. The camp gave no sign of life. An ominous silence"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "dervis" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "Khalifa had sent his own army back into the city that being very badly informed of the numbers and disposition of the Egyptian force, he allowed the Matma dervishes to move. Mahmood received permission to advance at the end of January. He eagerly obeyed the longed for order. But the whole situation was now changed. The Egyptian army was concentrated. The British brigade had arrived. The railway had reached Jananetti, the miserable hamlet of"
- **Watch at 1:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=107s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "dervish camp. Not a sign of the enemy was seen during the march. The bush by the Atbara appeared deserted. The camp gave no sign of life. An ominous silence"
- **Watch at 25:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=1515s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "dervishes retreating through the scrub. All the cavalry and the camel corps crossed the atbara and plunged into the bush on the further side. But so dense"
- **Watch at 53:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=3226s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "dervish empire was thus to be hurled against that falling state. Eager for plunder, anxious to be on the winning side, shakes and amirs from every tribe"
- **Watch at 72:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=4331s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "dervish steamer Ismeia moved out into the middle of the Nile carrying one of the boilers fully charged and equipped with pistol detonator."
- **Watch at 79:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=4799s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "dervishes attacking. He knew that at all the recent defeats they had stood on the defensive. He therefore determined not to oppose the advance at Shabluka or on"
- **Watch at 95:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=5713s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "dervishes as cared to come in the plane. Among the houses, it was different. As"
- **Watch at 146:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=8810s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "dervishes, assailing Macdonald, and compelling them to form front towards the river, undoubtedly took much of the weight of the attack off the isolated"
- **Watch at 177:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=10658s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "dervishes remained for the defense of the city. He seems, if we judge from the accounts of his personal servant, an abbisoncinian boy, to have faced the"
- **Watch at 207:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=12443s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "dervish losses were from computations made on the field and corrected at a"
- **Watch at 215:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9i4DQl_S0&t=12914s)


## How to Pronounce "dervis"

- **Syllables**: der · vis
- **IPA**: `/dɛrvɪs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “dervis”?
“dervis” is pronounced /dɛrvɪs/ (der · vis). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “dervis”?
“dervis” has 2 syllables: der · vis.

### What does “dervis” mean?
Archaic form of dervish.

### How can I hear “dervis” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “dervis” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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