اولی

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

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269

Etymology 2

From اول‎ (evvel) +‎ ـی‎ (-î).

Adjective

اولی • (evvelî)

1. pertaining to what is first; primitive; original

Descendants

• Turkish: evveli

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى‎‎ (ʾūlā).

Alternative forms

• اولا‎

Adjective

اولیٰ • (ûlâ)

1. Arabic feminine of اول‎ (evvel)

Descendants

• Turkish: ula

Further reading

Etymology 4

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

Alternative forms

• اولا‎

Adjective

اولیٰ • (evlâ)

1. worthier

Descendants

• Turkish: evla

Further reading

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي‎ (ʾulī).

Noun

اولی • (üli, uli)

1. Arabic oblique of اولو‎ (ülu, ulu)

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269

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Persian

Etymology 1

اول‎ (avval) +‎ ـی‎ (-i)

Alternative forms

• اوّلی (avvali) (with a shadda)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /awwaˈliː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /awwaˈliː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /æv væˈliː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /avvaˈli/

Adjective

Dari	اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	аввалӣ (avvalī)

اولی • (avvali)

1. the former, the first

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى‎ (ʔūlā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /uːˈlɑː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /uːˈlɑː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /uːˈlɒː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /uˈlɔ/

Adjective

Dari	اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	уло (ulo)

اولیٰ • (ulâ)

1. Arabic feminine of اول‎ (avval, “first”)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /awˈlɑː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /awˈlɑː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /owˈlɒː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /avˈlɔ/

Noun

Dari	اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	авло (avlo)

اولیٰ • (owlâ)

1. worthier

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي‎ (ʾulī).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /uˈliː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʊˈliː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /oˈliː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /uˈli/

Noun

Dari	اولی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	улӣ (ulī)

اولی • (oli, uli)

1. Arabic oblique of اولو‎ (olu, ulu)

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “اولی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى‎ (ʔūlā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /uː.lɑː/

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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɔː.lɑː/

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 (ʾulī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʊ.liː/

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.