Isawa

plural noun

Isa·​wa

ə̇ˈsäwə

variants or Isawiya

ˌēsəˈwē(y)ə

or Aissawa

īˈsäwə

: members of a Muslim religious brotherhood founded in Morocco about 1500

Word History

Etymology

Arabic ʽīsawīyah, an order of dervishes

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