qawwali
/kəˈwɑːli/noun
qawwali is spelled Q-A-W-W-A-L-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, qawwali means “A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of qawwali is qawwalis.
How many letters and syllables are in qawwali?
| Letters | 7: Q-A-W-W-A-L-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is qawwali?
Qawwali appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce qawwali?
- UK /kəˈwɑːli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-qawwali.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of qawwali
- qawwalis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does qawwali mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
- 2
A song in this style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does qawwali come from?
From Urdu قوالی (qawwālī), from Classical Persian قوالی (qawwālī).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).