qewl

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noun

A Yazidi hymn.

OriginNorthern Kurdish qewl ← Arabic قول →
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Meanings

qewl1

adjective
  1. nonstandardrareslangRare form of cool.

qewl2

nounqewl (plural qewls)

plural qewls

  1. lifestyleA Yazidi hymn.

    In Kurmanji, the dialect spoken by most Yezidis and northern Kurds, the holiest of hymns is a qewl.

    2017 September 13, Alex Cuadros, “Songs from Sinjar”, in Lapham’s Quarterly, retrieved 03 Jul 2020

Origin

qewl · adjective

Sensational spelling.

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qewl · noun

  1. Arabicقول
  2. Northern Kurdishqewl“word, speech”
  3. Englishqewl

From Northern Kurdish qewl (“word, speech”), from Arabic قول (qawl).

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APA

qewl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qewl

MLA

“qewl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qewl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “qewl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qewl.

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