zajal

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See also: zajął

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic زَجَل (zajal)

Noun[edit]

zajal

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

Derived terms[edit]

zajalesque

Translations[edit]

traditional Arabic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect

Portuguese: zéjel m, zajal m, zadjal m

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈzajal]

Participle[edit]

zajal

masculine singular past active participle of zajmout

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