اولا
See also: أولا
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic أَوَّلًا (ʔawwalan).
Adverb
اولا • (evvela)
- firstly; to begin with
Related terms
- اول (evvel, “first”)
Descendants
- Turkish: evvela
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اولا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 199
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
اولا • (ola)
- third-person singular optative of اولمق (olmak)
Descendants
- Turkish: ola
Etymology 3
Adjective
اولا • (ûlâ)
- alternative form of اولیٰ (ûlâ)
Etymology 4
Adjective
اولا • (evlâ)
- alternative form of اولیٰ (evlâ)
Pattani Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ular, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hulaʀ, Proto-Austronesian *Sulaʀ. Cognate with Urak Lawoi' อูเลอ (ule), Malay ular.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔu.la/
Noun
اولا (ula) (Thai spelling อูลา)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَوَّلًا (ʔawwalan), from the adverbial accusative of أَوَّل (ʔawwal). By surface analysis, اول (avval) + ـاً (-an).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaw.wa.ˈlan/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.wä.lǽn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [æw.væ.ˈlæn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.vä.lǽn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | awwalan |
| Dari reading? | awwalan |
| Iranian reading? | aw-valan |
| Tajik reading? | avvalan |
Adverb
| Dari | اولا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | аввалан |
اولاً • (avvalan)
- firstly, first of all (mainly in sequences and enumerations)
Usage notes
- For "first" in the sense of "for the first time," simply use اول (avval) adverbially.
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /oː.lɑː/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit उपलक (upalaka).
Noun
اولا • (olā) m (Hindi spelling ओला)
Etymology 2
Adverb
اولاً • (avvalan) (Hindi spelling अव्वलन)