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qawali

qawali is the alternative form of qawwali.

Meaning of qawwali

Noun

qawwali (countable and uncountable, plural qawwalis)

  1. (uncountable) A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
    • Jameela Siddiqi listens to qawwali and talks to its performers […].1994, Simon Broughton, World Music: The Rough Guide
  2. (countable) A song in this style.
    • They are singing not a religious qawwali but its secular and lay cousin.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 223

Forms of qawali

pluralqawalis

Questions about qawali

What is qawali the alternative form of?
Qawali is the alternative form of qawwali.

Words near qawali in the dictionary

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