أول ما

From أوّل +‎ ما.

• IPA^(key): /ʔaw.wal maː/

أوّل ما • (ʔawwal mā)

1. as soon as

From أوّل (ʔawwal, “(the) first, (the) beginning”) +‎ ما (ma, complementizer).

• IPA^(key): /ʔaw.wal ma/

أوّل ما • (ʔawwal ma)

1. as soon as, the instant that

   Synonyms: بمجرّد ما (bimjarrad ma), شي ما (šī ma)

   دغري رجعت عالبيت أول ما دقيتولي

   diḡri rjiʕt ʕal-bēt ʔawwal ma daʔʔaytūli

   I came back home right away the instant you called me

2. when ... first

   أول ما جيت عهالبلد ما كان معي ولا قرش

   ʔawwal ma jīt ʕa hal-balad ma kān maʕi wala ʔirš

   When I first came to this country I didn't have a single penny to my name