ءولو

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of possession, ownership, and belonging, often expressed through plural forms indicating 'those who have' or 'owners of'. It also extends to demonstrative pronouns and related plural forms.

Derived headwords

أولوnoun

1.
owners, possessorsboth
A plural noun with no singular form from its own root, referring to those who possess or own something. It is often used in construct state.

ذوnoun

1.
owner, possessorboth
The singular form corresponding to 'أولو', meaning one who possesses or owns.

أولاتnoun

1.
owners (fem.)both
The feminine plural form corresponding to 'أولو', used for females who possess or own something.

ذاتnoun

1.
owner (fem.)both
The singular form corresponding to 'أولات', referring to a female who possesses or owns.

أولىadjective

1.
first, formerboth
A feminine adjective meaning 'first' or 'former'. It can also be used as a plural demonstrative pronoun.

ذاnoun

1.
first (masc.)classical
The masculine singular form that can be considered the singular for 'أولى' when used as an adjective or demonstrative.

ذهnoun

1.
first (fem.)classical
The feminine singular form that can be considered the singular for 'أولى' when used as an adjective or demonstrative.

هؤلاءparticle

1.
theseboth
A demonstrative pronoun formed by adding the particle 'ها' (ha) for attention to 'أولى'.

أولئكparticle

1.
thoseboth
A demonstrative pronoun formed by adding the suffix 'ك' (ka) for address to 'أولى'.

أولاكparticle

1.
those (variant)classical
A variant form of the demonstrative pronoun 'أولئك', often with a lengthened vowel.

أولالكparticle

1.
those (variant)classical
Another variant form of the demonstrative pronoun 'أولئك'.

أولالكparticle

1.
those (variant)classical
A variant form of the demonstrative pronoun 'أولئك', possibly with a specific pronunciation or dialectal usage.

الألىparticle

1.
those (relative pronoun)classical
A relative pronoun, considered a reversed form of 'الأولى', used to refer to a group previously mentioned.

أخرىadjective

1.
other, another (fem.)both
A feminine adjective meaning 'other' or 'another', often used in contrast to something previously mentioned.

أخرadjective

1.
other, another (pl.)both
A plural form of 'أخرى', meaning 'others' or 'another group'.

Parallel reading

أولو: جمع لا واحد له من لفظه، وقيل: اسم جمع، واحده: ذو.

Awoloo: A plural noun with no singular from its own root; it is said to be a collective noun, its singular being 'dhu'.

وأولات للإناث، واحدها: ذات.

And 'oolaat' is for females, its singular being 'dhaat'.

وأولى جمع، ويمد، لا واحد له من لفظه، أو واحده: ذا، للمذكر، وذه للمؤنث.

And 'oolaa' is a plural, which is lengthened, having no singular from its own root, or its singular is 'dhaa' for the masculine, and 'dhih' for the feminine.

وتدخله ها التنبيه: هؤلاء، وكاف الخطاب: أولئك وأولاك وأولالك وأولاك، بالتشديد لغة.

And the particle 'haa' for attention enters it: 'haa'ulaa'i', and the suffix 'kaaf' for address: 'ulaa'ika', 'ulaa'ika', 'ulaa'laak', and 'ulaa'laak', with a shadda is a dialectal variant.

ما بين أولاك إلى أولاكا

What is between 'ulaa'ika' and 'ulaa'ikaa'.

وأما ذهبت العرب الألى، فمقلوب الأول، لأنه جمع أولى، كأخرى وأخر.

As for the Arabs saying 'alaa', it is an inversion of 'al-awwal', because it is a plural of 'oolaa', like 'ukhraa' and 'akhar'.