أول

See also: أؤل‎ and اول‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

**Arabic numbers ^(edit)**
	10
	١ 1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: وَاحِد‎ (wāḥid) Ordinal: أَوَّل (ʔawwal) Multiplier: أُحَادِيّ‎ (ʔuḥādiyy), مُفْرَد‎ (mufrad), مُوَحَّد‎ (muwaḥḥad) Distributive: أُحَادَ‎ (ʔuḥāda), مَوْحَدَ‎ (mawḥada), فُرَادَى‎ (furādā), فُرَادَ‎ (furāda)

From the root ء و ل‎ (ʔ-w-l).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaw.wal/

Adjective (file)

Adjective

أَوَّل • (ʔawwal) (feminine أُولَى‎ (ʔūlā), common plural أَوَائِل‎ (ʔawāʔil), masculine plural أَوَّلُون‎ (ʔawwalūn), feminine plural أُولَيَات‎ (ʔūlayāt) or أُوَل (ʔuwal))

first
Antonym: آخِر‎ (ʔāḵir)

Declension

Declension of adjective أَوَّل (ʔawwal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوَّل ʔawwal	الْأَوَّل‎ al-ʔawwal	أُولَى‎ ʔūlā	الْأُولَى‎ al-ʔūlā
Nominative	أَوَّلُ ʔawwalu	الْأَوَّلُ‎ al-ʔawwalu	أُولَى‎ ʔūlā	الْأُولَى‎ al-ʔūlā
Accusative	أَوَّلَ ʔawwala	الْأَوَّلَ‎ al-ʔawwala	أُولَى‎ ʔūlā	الْأُولَى‎ al-ʔūlā
Genitive	أَوَّلَ ʔawwala	الْأَوَّلِ‎ al-ʔawwali	أُولَى‎ ʔūlā	الْأُولَى‎ al-ʔūlā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوَّلَيْن‎ ʔawwalayn	الْأَوَّلَيْن‎ al-ʔawwalayn	أُولَيَيْن‎ ʔūlayayn	الْأُولَيَيْن‎ al-ʔūlayayn
Nominative	أَوَّلَانِ‎ ʔawwalāni	الْأَوَّلَانِ‎ al-ʔawwalāni	أُولَيَانِ‎ ʔūlayāni	الْأُولَيَانِ‎ al-ʔūlayāni
Accusative	أَوَّلَيْنِ‎ ʔawwalayni	الْأَوَّلَيْنِ‎ al-ʔawwalayni	أُولَيَيْنِ‎ ʔūlayayni	الْأُولَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʔūlayayni
Genitive	أَوَّلَيْنِ‎ ʔawwalayni	الْأَوَّلَيْنِ‎ al-ʔawwalayni	أُولَيَيْنِ‎ ʔūlayayni	الْأُولَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʔūlayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَوَّلِين‎‎; أَوَائِل‎ ʔawwalīn‎; ʔawāʔil	الْأَوَّلِين‎‎; الْأَوَائِل‎ al-ʔawwalīn‎; al-ʔawāʔil	أُولَيَات‎‎; أُوَل‎; أَوَائِل‎ ʔūlayāt‎; ʔuwal‎; ʔawāʔil	الْأُولَيَات‎‎; الْأُوَل‎‎; الْأَوَائِل‎ al-ʔūlayāt‎; al-ʔuwal‎; al-ʔawāʔil
Nominative	أَوَّلُونَ‎‎; أَوَائِلُ‎ ʔawwalūna‎; ʔawāʔilu	الْأَوَّلُونَ‎‎; الْأَوَائِلُ‎ al-ʔawwalūna‎; al-ʔawāʔilu	أُولَيَاتٌ‎‎; أُوَلٌ‎; أَوَائِلُ‎ ʔūlayātun‎; ʔuwalun‎; ʔawāʔilu	الْأُولَيَاتُ‎‎; الْأُوَلُ‎‎; الْأَوَائِلُ‎ al-ʔūlayātu‎; al-ʔuwalu‎; al-ʔawāʔilu
Accusative	أَوَّلِينَ‎‎; أَوَائِلَ‎ ʔawwalīna‎; ʔawāʔila	الْأَوَّلِينَ‎‎; الْأَوَائِلَ‎ al-ʔawwalīna‎; al-ʔawāʔila	أُولَيَاتٍ‎‎; أُوَلًا‎‎; أَوَائِلَ‎ ʔūlayātin‎; ʔuwalan‎; ʔawāʔila	الْأُولَيَاتِ‎‎; الْأُوَلَ‎‎; الْأَوَائِلَ‎ al-ʔūlayāti‎; al-ʔuwala‎; al-ʔawāʔila
Genitive	أَوَّلِينَ‎‎; أَوَائِلَ‎ ʔawwalīna‎; ʔawāʔila	الْأَوَّلِينَ‎‎; الْأَوَائِلِ‎ al-ʔawwalīna‎; al-ʔawāʔili	أُولَيَاتٍ‎‎; أُوَلٍ‎; أَوَائِلَ‎ ʔūlayātin‎; ʔuwalin‎; ʔawāʔila	الْأُولَيَاتِ‎‎; الْأُوَلِ‎‎; الْأَوَائِلِ‎ al-ʔūlayāti‎; al-ʔuwali‎; al-ʔawāʔili

Derived terms

أَسَاطِير الْأَوَّلِينَ‎ (ʔasāṭīr al-ʔawwalīna)

Descendants

Egyptian Arabic: أول‎ (ʔawwil)
Gulf Arabic: اول‎ (awwal)
→ Azerbaijani: əvvəl
→ Bengali: আউয়াল (aual)
→ Domari: awwal
→ Malay: awal
- → Ternate: awal
→ Persian: اول‎ (avval)
- Hindustani: avval
  → Hindi: अव्वल (avval)
  → Urdu: اَوَّل‎
→ Rohingya: áwal
→ Tajik: аввал (avval)
→ Turkish: evvel
- → Armenian: ավալ (aval)
→ Uyghur: ئاۋۋال‎ (awwal)
→ Uzbek: avval
→ Kazakh: әуелгі (äuelgı)

Proper noun

أَوَّل • (ʔawwal) m

(obsolete) Sunday

Declension

Declension of noun أَوَّل (ʔawwal)

Singular	basic singular diptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	أَوَّل ʔawwal	—
Nominative	—	أَوَّلُ ʔawwalu	—
Accusative	—	أَوَّلَ ʔawwala	—
Genitive	—	أَوَّلَ ʔawwala	—

Etymology 2

From the root ء و ل‎ (ʔ-w-l), causative to آلَ‎ (ʔāla, “to return”), semantically like German zurückführen, and parallelling Arabic عَبَّرَ‎ (ʕabbara, “to get across”).

Verb

أَوَّلَ • (ʔawwala) II, non-past يُؤَوِّلُ‎‎ (yuʔawwilu)

(obsolete) to lead back; to bid to return
to interpret, to explain
Synonym: تَأَوَّلَ‎ (taʔawwala)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

أَوَّلَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَأْوِيل‎ taʔwīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُؤَوِّل‎ muʔawwil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُؤَوَّل‎ muʔawwal
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أَوَّلْتُ‎ ʔawwaltu	أَوَّلْتَ‎ ʔawwalta	أَوَّلَ ʔawwala	أَوَّلْتُمَا‎ ʔawwaltumā	أَوَّلَا‎ ʔawwalā	أَوَّلْنَا‎ ʔawwalnā	أَوَّلْتُمْ‎ ʔawwaltum	أَوَّلُوا‎ ʔawwalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أَوَّلْتُ‎ ʔawwaltu	أَوَّلْتِ‎ ʔawwalti	أَوَّلَتْ‎ ʔawwalat	أَوَّلْتُمَا‎ ʔawwaltumā	أَوَّلَتَا‎ ʔawwalatā	أَوَّلْنَا‎ ʔawwalnā	أَوَّلْتُنَّ‎ ʔawwaltunna	أَوَّلْنَ‎ ʔawwalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُؤَوِّلُ‎ ʔuʔawwilu	تُؤَوِّلُ‎ tuʔawwilu	يُؤَوِّلُ‎ yuʔawwilu	تُؤَوِّلَانِ‎ tuʔawwilāni	يُؤَوِّلَانِ‎ yuʔawwilāni	نُؤَوِّلُ‎ nuʔawwilu	تُؤَوِّلُونَ‎ tuʔawwilūna	يُؤَوِّلُونَ‎ yuʔawwilūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُؤَوِّلُ‎ ʔuʔawwilu	تُؤَوِّلِينَ‎ tuʔawwilīna	تُؤَوِّلُ‎ tuʔawwilu	تُؤَوِّلَانِ‎ tuʔawwilāni	تُؤَوِّلَانِ‎ tuʔawwilāni	نُؤَوِّلُ‎ nuʔawwilu	تُؤَوِّلْنَ‎ tuʔawwilna	يُؤَوِّلْنَ‎ yuʔawwilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُؤَوِّلَ‎ ʔuʔawwila	تُؤَوِّلَ‎ tuʔawwila	يُؤَوِّلَ‎ yuʔawwila	تُؤَوِّلَا‎ tuʔawwilā	يُؤَوِّلَا‎ yuʔawwilā	نُؤَوِّلَ‎ nuʔawwila	تُؤَوِّلُوا‎ tuʔawwilū	يُؤَوِّلُوا‎ yuʔawwilū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُؤَوِّلَ‎ ʔuʔawwila	تُؤَوِّلِي‎ tuʔawwilī	تُؤَوِّلَ‎ tuʔawwila	تُؤَوِّلَا‎ tuʔawwilā	تُؤَوِّلَا‎ tuʔawwilā	نُؤَوِّلَ‎ nuʔawwila	تُؤَوِّلْنَ‎ tuʔawwilna	يُؤَوِّلْنَ‎ yuʔawwilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُؤَوِّلْ‎ ʔuʔawwil	تُؤَوِّلْ‎ tuʔawwil	يُؤَوِّلْ‎ yuʔawwil	تُؤَوِّلَا‎ tuʔawwilā	يُؤَوِّلَا‎ yuʔawwilā	نُؤَوِّلْ‎ nuʔawwil	تُؤَوِّلُوا‎ tuʔawwilū	يُؤَوِّلُوا‎ yuʔawwilū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُؤَوِّلْ‎ ʔuʔawwil	تُؤَوِّلِي‎ tuʔawwilī	تُؤَوِّلْ‎ tuʔawwil	تُؤَوِّلَا‎ tuʔawwilā	تُؤَوِّلَا‎ tuʔawwilā	نُؤَوِّلْ‎ nuʔawwil	تُؤَوِّلْنَ‎ tuʔawwilna	يُؤَوِّلْنَ‎ yuʔawwilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَوِّلْ ʔawwil		أَوِّلَا‎ ʔawwilā			أَوِّلُوا‎ ʔawwilū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		أَوِّلِي‎ ʔawwilī		أَوِّلَا‎ ʔawwilā			أَوِّلْنَ‎ ʔawwilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أُوِّلْتُ‎ ʔuwwiltu	أُوِّلْتَ‎ ʔuwwilta	أُوِّلَ ʔuwwila	أُوِّلْتُمَا‎ ʔuwwiltumā	أُوِّلَا‎ ʔuwwilā	أُوِّلْنَا‎ ʔuwwilnā	أُوِّلْتُمْ‎ ʔuwwiltum	أُوِّلُوا‎ ʔuwwilū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أُوِّلْتُ‎ ʔuwwiltu	أُوِّلْتِ‎ ʔuwwilti	أُوِّلَتْ‎ ʔuwwilat	أُوِّلْتُمَا‎ ʔuwwiltumā	أُوِّلَتَا‎ ʔuwwilatā	أُوِّلْنَا‎ ʔuwwilnā	أُوِّلْتُنَّ‎ ʔuwwiltunna	أُوِّلْنَ‎ ʔuwwilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُؤَوَّلُ‎ ʔuʔawwalu	تُؤَوَّلُ‎ tuʔawwalu	يُؤَوَّلُ‎ yuʔawwalu	تُؤَوَّلَانِ‎ tuʔawwalāni	يُؤَوَّلَانِ‎ yuʔawwalāni	نُؤَوَّلُ‎ nuʔawwalu	تُؤَوَّلُونَ‎ tuʔawwalūna	يُؤَوَّلُونَ‎ yuʔawwalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُؤَوَّلُ‎ ʔuʔawwalu	تُؤَوَّلِينَ‎ tuʔawwalīna	تُؤَوَّلُ‎ tuʔawwalu	تُؤَوَّلَانِ‎ tuʔawwalāni	تُؤَوَّلَانِ‎ tuʔawwalāni	نُؤَوَّلُ‎ nuʔawwalu	تُؤَوَّلْنَ‎ tuʔawwalna	يُؤَوَّلْنَ‎ yuʔawwalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُؤَوَّلَ‎ ʔuʔawwala	تُؤَوَّلَ‎ tuʔawwala	يُؤَوَّلَ‎ yuʔawwala	تُؤَوَّلَا‎ tuʔawwalā	يُؤَوَّلَا‎ yuʔawwalā	نُؤَوَّلَ‎ nuʔawwala	تُؤَوَّلُوا‎ tuʔawwalū	يُؤَوَّلُوا‎ yuʔawwalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُؤَوَّلَ‎ ʔuʔawwala	تُؤَوَّلِي‎ tuʔawwalī	تُؤَوَّلَ‎ tuʔawwala	تُؤَوَّلَا‎ tuʔawwalā	تُؤَوَّلَا‎ tuʔawwalā	نُؤَوَّلَ‎ nuʔawwala	تُؤَوَّلْنَ‎ tuʔawwalna	يُؤَوَّلْنَ‎ yuʔawwalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُؤَوَّلْ‎ ʔuʔawwal	تُؤَوَّلْ‎ tuʔawwal	يُؤَوَّلْ‎ yuʔawwal	تُؤَوَّلَا‎ tuʔawwalā	يُؤَوَّلَا‎ yuʔawwalā	نُؤَوَّلْ‎ nuʔawwal	تُؤَوَّلُوا‎ tuʔawwalū	يُؤَوَّلُوا‎ yuʔawwalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُؤَوَّلْ‎ ʔuʔawwal	تُؤَوَّلِي‎ tuʔawwalī	تُؤَوَّلْ‎ tuʔawwal	تُؤَوَّلَا‎ tuʔawwalā	تُؤَوَّلَا‎ tuʔawwalā	نُؤَوَّلْ‎ nuʔawwal	تُؤَوَّلْنَ‎ tuʔawwalna	يُؤَوَّلْنَ‎ yuʔawwalna

Verb

أُولَ • (ʔūla) (form I)

first-person singular non-past passive jussive of وَلِيَ‎ (waliya)

Verb

أُولِ • (ʔūli) (form IV)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَوْلَى‎ (ʔawlā)

Verb

أُولَ • (ʔūla) (form IV)

first-person singular non-past passive jussive of أَوْلَى‎ (ʔawlā)

Verb

أَوْلِ • (ʔawli) (form IV)

second-person masculine singular active imperative of أَوْلَى‎ (ʔawlā)

Moroccan Arabic

**Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)**
	10
	1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: واحد‎ Ordinal: أول

Etymology

From Arabic أَوَّل‎ (ʔawwal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaw.wal/

Adjective

أول • (ʔawwal) (feminine أولى‎ (ʔūla) or أولة‎ (ʔawwla), common plural أوائل‎ (ʔawāʔil), masculine plural أولين‎ (ʔawwlīn), feminine plural أولات‎ (ʔawwlāt))

first

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء و ل‎

**South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)**
	10
	١ 1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: واحد‎ Ordinal: أول

Etymology

From Arabic أَوَّل‎ (ʔawwal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaw.wal/, [ˈʔaw.wal]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Adjective

أول • (ʔawwal) (feminine أولى‎ (ʔūla), common plural أوائل‎ (ʔawāʔel) or أولى‎ (ʔuwala))

first
Antonym: آخر‎ (ʔāḵer)

‏كيف كان أوّل يوم مدرسة؟‎‎
kīf kān ʔawwal yōm madrase
How was the first day of school?
(+ ما‎) as soon as

Usage notes

Ordinal numbers can function either as regular adjectives, following the noun (المرّة الأولى‎ (il-marra l-ʔūla, “the first time”)), or as elative adjectives, initiating a definite phrase (أوّل مرّة‎ (ʔawwal marra, “the first time”)); the latter is more versatile and is far more common.

Derived terms

أوّلا‎ (ʔawwalan, “firstly, first of all”)

Noun

أول • (ʔawwal) m

beginning, start
Synonym: بداية‎ (bidāye)

Antonyms: آخر‎ (ʔāḵer), نهاية‎ (nihāye)

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