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zajal

zajal noun: a traditional Arabic form of oral strophic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect.

Noun

zajal

  1. A traditional Arabic form of oral strophic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect.

Origin of zajal

From Arabic زَجَل (zajal)

Words formed from zajal

Questions about zajal

What does zajal mean?
Zajal means a traditional Arabic form of oral strophic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect.
What part of speech is zajal?
Zajal is a noun.

Words near zajal in the dictionary

  1. Zaitsev's rule
  2. Zaitun
  3. Zaiwa
  4. Zajac
  5. zajacite
  6. zajal
  7. zajalesque
  8. Zajdel
  9. Zajdels
  10. Zajicek
  11. Zajiceks

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