Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qawwal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qaww-al
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who performs qawwali music or song.

Example Sentences

"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?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَوَّال (qawwāl).

Inflected Forms

qawwals (plural)

Questions

What does qawwal mean?: A person who performs qawwali music or song.
Where does qawwal come from?: Borrowed from Arabic قَوَّال (qawwāl).

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