اولی

See also: اولي‎, أولي‎, and أولى‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From او‎ (ev, “house”) +‎ ـلی‎ (li, lı, possessive particle).

Adjective

اولی • (evli)

  1. Alternative form of اولو‎ (evli)

Further reading

Etymology 2

From اول‎ (evvel) +‎ ـی‎ (-î, nisba suffix).

Adjective

اولی • (evvelî)

  1. pertaining to what is first; primitive; original
Descendants
  • Turkish: evveli

Further reading

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى‎ (ʾūlā).

Alternative forms

Adjective

اولیٰ • (ûlâ)

  1. Arabic feminine of اول‎ (evvel)
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَى‎ (ʔawlā), elative of وَلِيّ‎ (waliyy).

Alternative forms

Adjective

اولیٰ • (evlâ)

  1. worthier
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي‎ (ʾulī).

Noun

اولی • (üli, uli)

  1. Arabic oblique of اولو‎ (ülu, ulu)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

اول‎ (avval) +‎ ـی‎ (-i)

Alternative forms
  • اوّلی (avvali) (with a shadda)

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /avvaˈli/

Adjective
Dari اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik аввалӣ (avvalī)

اولی • (avvali)

  1. the former, the first

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى‎ (ʔūlā).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /uˈlɔ/

Adjective
Dari اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik уло (ulo)

اولیٰ • (ulâ)

  1. Arabic feminine of اول‎ (avval, “first”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَى‎ (ʔawlā), elative of وَلِيّ‎ (waliyy).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /avˈlɔ/

Noun
Dari اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik авло (avlo)

اولیٰ • (owlâ)

  1. worthier

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي‎ (ʾulī).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /uˈli/

Noun
Dari اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik улӣ (ulī)

اولی • (oli, uli)

  1. Arabic oblique of اولو‎ (olu, ulu)

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى‎ (ʔūlā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

اولیٰ • (ūlā) (Hindi spelling ऊला‎)

  1. Arabic feminine of اول‎ (avval, “first”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَى‎ (ʔawlā), elative of وَلِيّ‎ (waliyy).

Pronunciation

Noun

اولیٰ • (aulā) (Hindi spelling ओला)

  1. better; best; superior, excellent
Derived terms
  • اولیٰ تر‎ (aulā tar, “better, best”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي‎ (ʾulī).

Pronunciation

Noun

اولی • (ulī) (Hindi spelling ऊली‎)

  1. Arabic oblique of اولو‎ (ulū)

Further reading
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “اولی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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