ਜ਼ਵਾਲ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜਵਾਲ (javāl) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زوال (zavâl), from Arabic زَوَال (zawāl).

Noun

ਜ਼ਵਾਲ • (zavāl) m (Shahmukhi spelling زوال)

1. decline, downfall, ruin
2. decay, degeneration, decadence

Related terms

• ਲਾਜ਼ਵਾਲ (lāzvāl, “everlasting”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਜ਼ਵਾਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024