See also: اولي, اولی, and أولى

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أَوَّل (ʔawwal, first) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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أَوَّلِيّ (ʔawwaliyy) (feminine أَوَّلِيَّة (ʔawwaliyya), masculine plural أَوَّلِيُّونَ (ʔawwaliyyūna), feminine plural أَوَّلِيَّات (ʔawwaliyyāt))

  1. prime, primary, primordial, original, initial, first
  2. elemental, fundamental, basic
  3. principal, chief, main
  4. elementary
  5. primitive, pristine, primeval
  6. a priori (in compounds)
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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “آل (اول)”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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أُولِي (ʔulīm pl

  1. genitive plural of ذُو (ḏū)
  2. accusative plural of ذُو (ḏū)
Descendants
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  • Ottoman Turkish: اولی (üli, uli)
  • Persian: اولی (oli, uli)
  • Urdu: اولی (ulī)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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أَوِّلِي (ʔawwilī) (form II)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of أَوَّلَ (ʔawwala)

Etymology 4

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Verb

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أُولِي (ʔūlī) (form IV)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of أَوْلَى (ʔawlā)

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أُولِيَ (ʔūliya) (form IV)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of أَوْلَى (ʔawlā)
  2. third-person masculine singular past passive of أَوْلَى (ʔawlā)

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أَوْلِي (ʔawlī) (form IV)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of أَوْلَى (ʔawlā)