awal
See also: 'awal
Aleut
Verb
awal
- to work
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay awal, from Classical Malay awal (“early”), from Arabic أَوَّل (ʾawwal).
Noun
awal (first-person possessive awalku, second-person possessive awalmu, third-person possessive awalnya)
- beginning, start
- Synonym: mula
Derived terms
- awalan
- berawal
- berawalan
- mengawali
Adjective
awal
- beginning
- saldo awal ― beginning balance
Kabyle
Noun
awal m
- word
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic أَوَّل (ʾawwal).
Noun
awal (Jawi spelling اول, plural awal-awal, informal 1st possessive awalku, 2nd possessive awalmu, 3rd possessive awalnya)
- beginning, commencement, first
Further reading
- “awal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French aval.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.val/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aval
- Syllabification: a‧wal
Noun
awal m inan
- (finance, law) aval
Declension
Declension of awal
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | awal | awale |
| genitive | awalu | awali |
| dative | awalowi | awalom |
| accusative | awal | awale |
| instrumental | awalem | awalami |
| locative | awalu | awalach |
| vocative | awalu | awale |
Derived terms
noun
- awalista
Further reading
- awal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- awal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Ternate
Etymology
From Malay awal, from Arabic أَوَّل (ʾawwal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈwal]
Noun
awal
- beginning
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tuareg
Noun
awal m
- language