qawwal

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noun

A person who performs qawwali music or song.

OriginArabic قَوَّال →
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Meanings

nounqawwal (plural qawwals)

plural qawwals

  1. A person who performs qawwali music or song.

    2000: Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, et al, eds, World Music: The Rough Guide, volume two of the new edition What does It mean to be a qawwal?

Origin

  1. Arabicقَوَّال
  2. Arabicقَوَّال
  3. Englishqawwal

Borrowed from Arabic قَوَّال (qawwāl).

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APA

qawwal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qawwal

MLA

“qawwal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qawwal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “qawwal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qawwal.

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