Murshid
/ˈmʊər.ʃɪd/noun
A guide, teacher, or spiritual mentor, especially in Sufism.
Did you know?Murshid comes from the Arabic root r-sh-d, tied to guidance and right direction, the same root behind words for being rightly guided rather than lost.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
muršid
“one who guides or directs”
Proto-Semitic
PSem
*r-š-d
“to be rightly guided, to be mature or prudent”
Arabic
Arabic
iršād
“guidance, instruction”
Persian
Persian
murshid
“spiritual guide or teacher”
Modern English
English
murshid
“a Sufi spiritual guide or mentor”