English edit

Etymology edit

Arabic قَوَّال (qawwāl)

Noun edit

qawwal (plural qawwals)

  1. A person who performs qawwali music or song.
    • 2000: Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, et al, eds, World Music: The Rough Guide, volume two of the new edition
      What does It mean to be a qawwal?