zajal

See also: zajął

English

Etymology

From Arabic زَجَل (zajal)

Noun

zajal

1. A traditional Arabic form of oral strophic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect.

Derived terms

• zajalesque

Translations

traditional Arabic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect

• Portuguese: zéjel m, zajal m, zadjal m

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzajal]

Participle

zajal

1. masculine singular past active participle of zajmout