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qawwali meaning in Punjabi

ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ qavvālī

UK/kəˈwɑːli/

qawwali in Punjabi: ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ (qavvālī). In English, qawwali means a style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.

Punjabi words for qawwali

qawwali
ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ qavvālī

English meaning of qawwali

  1. noun A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
  2. noun A song in this style.

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Questions about qawwali in Punjabi

What is the meaning of qawwali in Punjabi?
Qawwali in Punjabi is ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ (qavvālī).
qawwali ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Qawwali: ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ (qavvālī).
What does qawwali mean in English?
Qawwali means a style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “qawwali”: ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: qawwali (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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