evvela

See also: əvvəla

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اولا (evvela, “firstly, in the first place”),[1] from Arabic أَوَّلًا (ʔawwalan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈev.ve.laː/
  • Hyphenation: ev‧ve‧la

Adverb

evvela

  1. firstly, in the first place, first of all
    Synonyms: önce, ilk önce, öncelikle, ilkin

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 265

Further reading

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