Sofees

English Noun en noun form en historical en sufien Sofee archaic form of en Sufi en 1737 w:John Greaves A description of the Grand Seignor's seraglio, or Turkish emperor's court Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves, professor of astronomy in the University of Oxford 2 London Thomas Birch 558039725 785–786 http://books.google.com/books?id=0uk0AAAAMAAJ2&pg=PA785 Those Turks which ſeem to be profeſſors of religion and devotion, and would be accounted * Sofees, do commonly read, as they walk along the ſtreets, and have their Beads longer then other men, carrying them in their hands into the Moſcheas, and are ever buſy with them as they walk up and down the ſtreets, en en shahen Sofee archaic form of en Safawi en 1893 Ismail I Cassell's new biographical dictionary: containing memoirs of the most eminent men and women of all ages and countries New York Cassell 645408380 470 https://books.google.com/books?id=XwYEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA470 Shah of Persia, founder of the dynasty of Sofees. en