qawwali Syllabification: (qaw·wa·li)Pronunciation: /kəˈvälē/Definition of qawwali noun a style of Muslim devotional music now associated particularly with Sufis in Pakistan. Origin:from Arabic qawwāli, from qawwāl 'loquacious', also 'singer'qawwali in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of qawwali in the British & World English dictionary