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qawwali meaning in Urdu

قوالی qavvālī

UK/kəˈwɑːli/

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

Urdu words for qawwali

qawwali, kind of Indian sufi devotional song
قوالی 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 Urdu

What is the meaning of qawwali in Urdu?
Qawwali in Urdu is قوالی (qavvālī).
qawwali کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Qawwali: قوالی (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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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “qawwali”: قوالی. 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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