ਸਵਾਲ

Punjabi

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Arabic سَأَلَ (saʔala)

Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl)bor.

Classical Persian سَوَال (sawāl)bor.

Punjabi ਸਵਾਲ

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَوَال (sawāl, variant form of سُؤَال (su'āl)), borrowed from Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl).

Noun

ਸਵਾਲ • (savāl) m (Shahmukhi spelling سوال)

1. question (query)
2. question (problem)

Synonyms

• ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ (praśan)

Related terms

• ਸਵਾਲੀ m (savālī, “petitioner”)
• ਸਵਾਲੀਆ (savālīā, “interrogative”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਸਵਾਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026