اولی

See also: اولي, أولي, and أولى

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From او (ev, house) +‎ ـلی (li, lı, possessive particle).

Adjective

اولی • (evli)

  1. alternative form of اولو (evli)

Further reading

Etymology 2

From اول (evvel) +‎ ـی (, nisba suffix).

Adjective

اولی • (evvelî)

  1. pertaining to what is first; primitive; original
Descendants
  • Turkish: evveli

Further reading

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى (ʔūlā).

Alternative forms

Adjective

اولیٰ • (ûlâ)

  1. Arabic feminine of اول (evvel)
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَى (ʔawlā), elative of وَلِيّ (waliyy).

Alternative forms

Adjective

اولیٰ • (evlâ)

  1. worthier
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).

Noun

اولی • (üli, uli)

  1. Arabic oblique of اولو (ülu, ulu)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

From اول (avval) +‎ ـی (-i).

Alternative forms

  • اوّلی (avvali) (with a shadda)

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? awwalī
Dari reading? awwalī
Iranian reading? awvali
Tajik reading? avvali

Adjective

Dari اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik аввалӣ

اولی • (avvali)

  1. the former, the first

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى (ʔūlā).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ūlā
Dari reading? ūlā
Iranian reading? ulâ
Tajik reading? ulo

Adjective

Dari اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik уло

اولیٰ • (ulâ)

  1. Arabic feminine of اول (avval, first)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَى (ʔawlā), elative of وَلِيّ (waliyy).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? awlā
Dari reading? awlā
Iranian reading? owlâ
Tajik reading? avlo

Noun

Dari اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik авло

اولیٰ • (owlâ)

  1. worthier

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ulī
Dari reading? ulī
Iranian reading? oli
Tajik reading? uli

Noun

Dari اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik улӣ

اولی • (oli, uli)

  1. Arabic oblique of اولو (olu, ulu)

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى (ʔūlā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

اولیٰ • (ūlā) (Hindi spelling ऊला)

  1. Arabic feminine of اول (avval, first)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَى (ʔawlā), elative of وَلِيّ (waliyy).

Pronunciation

Noun

اولیٰ • (aulā) (Hindi spelling ओला)

  1. better; best; superior, excellent
Derived terms
  • اولیٰ تر (aulā tar, better, best)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).

Pronunciation

Noun

اولی • (ulī) (Hindi spelling ऊली)

  1. Arabic oblique of اولو (ulū)

Further reading

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “اولی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.