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 (-î, 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

اول (avval) +‎ ـی (-i)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.wä.líː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäw.wä.líː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäw.wä.lí]

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
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔuː.lɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔuː.lɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔu.lɔ́ː]

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
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.lɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäw.lɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäw.lɔ́ː]

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
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.líː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.líː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔu.lí]

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.
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