أولا

See also: اولا‎

Arabic

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of أَوَّل‎ (ʔawwal, “first”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔaw.wa.lan/

Adverb

أَوَّلًا • (ʔawwalan)

  1. firstly

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: əvvələn, əvvəla
  • → Chagatai: اولا‎
    • Uzbek: avvalan
  • → Ottoman Turkish: اولا‎
  • → Persian: اولاً‎ (avvalan)

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ء و ل‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَوَّلًا‎ (ʔawwalan).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ʔaw.wa.lan/, [ˈʔaw.wa.lan]

Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adverb

أوّلًا • (ʔawwalan)

  1. firstly, first of all
    Synonym: أوّل إشي‎ (ʔawwal ʔiši)
    Antonyms: بالآخر‎ (bil-ʔāḵer), أخيرا‎ (ʔaḵīran)

See also
  • أوّل‎ (ʔawwal, “first; beginning”)
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