"qawwali" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kəˈwɑːli/ [UK] Forms: qawwalis [plural]
Etymology: From Urdu قوالی (qawwālī), from Classical Persian قوالی (qawwālī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ur|قوالی|tr=qawwālī}} Urdu قوالی (qawwālī), {{der|en|fa-cls|قوالی|tr=qawwālī}} Classical Persian قوالی (qawwālī) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} qawwali (countable and uncountable, plural qawwalis)
  1. (music, uncountable) A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres
    Sense id: en-qawwali-en-noun-GaV2xcw2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music, countable) A song in this style. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-qawwali-en-noun-Y3YWvcIK Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: qawwali-like Related terms: qawwal

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