اولی
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From او (ev, “house”) + ـلی (li, lı, possessive particle).
Adjective edit
اولی • (evli)
- Alternative form of اولو (evli)
Further reading edit
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269
Etymology 2 edit
From اول (evvel) + ـی (-î, nisba suffix).
Adjective edit
اولی • (evvelî)
- pertaining to what is first; primitive; original
Descendants edit
- Turkish: evveli
Further reading edit
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى (ʔūlā).
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
اولیٰ • (ûlâ)
- Arabic feminine of اول (evvel)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: ula
Further reading edit
Etymology 4 edit
Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَى (ʔawlā), elative of وَلِيّ (waliyy).
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
اولیٰ • (evlâ)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: evla
Further reading edit
Etymology 5 edit
Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).
Noun edit
اولی • (üli, uli)
- Arabic oblique of اولو (ülu, ulu)
Further reading edit
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269
Persian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
- اوّلی (avvali) (with a shadda)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaw.wa.ˈliː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [æw.væ.líː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.vä.lí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | awwalī |
| Dari reading? | awwalī |
| Iranian reading? | awvali |
| Tajik reading? | avvali |
Adjective edit
| Dari | اولی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | аввалӣ |
اولی • (avvali)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى (ʔūlā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔuː.ˈlɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔuː.lɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔu.lɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ūlā |
| Dari reading? | ūlā |
| Iranian reading? | ulâ |
| Tajik reading? | ulo |
Adjective edit
| Dari | اولی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | уло |
اولیٰ • (ulâ)
- Arabic feminine of اول (avval, “first”)
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَى (ʔawlā), elative of وَلِيّ (waliyy).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaw.ˈlɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔow.lɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.lɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | awlā |
| Dari reading? | awlā |
| Iranian reading? | owlâ |
| Tajik reading? | avlo |
Noun edit
| Dari | اولی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | авло |
اولیٰ • (owlâ)
Etymology 4 edit
Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔu.ˈliː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔo.líː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔu.lí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ulī |
| Dari reading? | ulī |
| Iranian reading? | oli |
| Tajik reading? | uli |
Noun edit
| Dari | اولی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | улӣ |
اولی • (oli, uli)
- Arabic oblique of اولو (olu, ulu)
Further reading edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “اولی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى (ʔūlā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /uː.lɑː/
Adjective edit
اولیٰ • (ūlā) (Hindi spelling ऊला)
- Arabic feminine of اول (avval, “first”)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَى (ʔawlā), elative of وَلِيّ (waliyy).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɔː.lɑː/
Noun edit
اولیٰ • (aulā) (Hindi spelling ओला)
Derived terms edit
- اولیٰ تر (aulā tar, “better, best”)
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʊ.liː/
Noun edit
اولی • (ulī) (Hindi spelling ऊली)
- Arabic oblique of اولو (ulū)
Further reading edit
- Platts, John T. (1884) “اولی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.