Arabic · noun · Selfhood & Will

Walwala

वलवला

said WAL-wa-la

also written: walwalah, valvala

Meaning

Fervour, surging enthusiasm, an upwelling of passionate zeal.

Usage & notes

Walwala is the surging zeal that lifts the self beyond itself; Iqbal kindles this fervour in his reader, for it is the inner storm that drives great striving and sacrifice.

Related words

ARABIC

Jazba

Passion, fervent emotion, the impassioned drive that propels action.

SANSKRIT

Umang

Eager longing, buoyant aspiration, a joyful upsurge of desire and zeal.

ARABIC

Hausla

Spirit, courage, capacity of heart, the morale to attempt great things.

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