аввал

Kumyk

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَوَّل (awwal), from Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal, “first”). Compare with Azerbaijani əvvəl, Turkish evvel, and Uzbek avval.

Adverb

аввал • (awwal)

  1. firstly, initially (at the beginning)
    Аввал башлап ― Awwal başlap ― first and foremost
    Аввал ойлашма герек ― Awwal oylaşma gerek ― one must think first
  2. formerly, previously (in the past)

References

  • Бамматов, Б.Г. (2011) “аввал”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь, Махачкала

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian اَوَّل (awwal), from Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /avval/, [ʔäw.väl]

Adverb

аввал • (avval) (Persian spelling اول)

  1. first, firstly
    Synonyms: аввалин (avvalin), аввалан (avvalan), нахуст (naxust), нахустин (naxustin), якум (yakum)

Numeral

Tajik numbers (edit)
10
1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: як (yak)
    Ordinal: аввал (avval), якум (yakum)

аввал • (avval) (Persian spelling اول)

  1. first
    Synonyms: якум (yakum), нахуст (naxust)

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