Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اَوَّلًا (awwalan), from Arabic اَوَّلًا (awwalan), from the root ء و ل (ʔ w l) . By surface analysis, अव्वल (avval, first) +‎ -अन (-an, -ly).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əʋ.ʋə.lən/, [ɐʋ.ʋɐ.lɐ̃n]

Adverb

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अव्वलन (avvalan) (Urdu spelling اَوَّلًا)

  1. firstly, first of all

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