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الءول

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of being first, prior, or preceding. It encompasses notions of precedence in time, rank, or order, and its derivatives often signify the first instance or the beginning of something.

Derived headwords

الأَوَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    firstboth

    Indicating the primary position in a sequence, order, or rank.

  2. 2.
    formerboth

    Referring to something that existed or happened previously.

أَوائِلnoun
  1. 1.
    beginningsboth

    The initial parts or earliest instances of something.

  2. 2.
    firstsclassical

    Plural of 'first', referring to multiple instances of being first.

أَوائِلnoun
  1. 1.
    first onesclassical

    The first individuals or things in a group or sequence.

Parallel reading

الأول هذا موضعه
The first has this position.
قال النحاة: أوائل بالهمز أصله أواول
The grammarians said: 'Awaa'il' with hamza originally was 'awaawil'.
لكن لما اكتنفت الألف واوان
But when the alif was surrounded by two waw's,
ووليت الأخيرة الطرف فضعفت
and the last one became at the end, it weakened,
وكانت الكلمة جمعا والجمع مستثقل
and the word was a plural, and plurals are burdensome,
قلبت الأخيرة همزة
the last one was changed into a hamza.
وقد يقلبون فيقولون الأوالي
And they might change it and say 'al-awaali'.