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^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269

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

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى (ʔūlā).

Alternative forms

• اولا

Adjective

اولیٰ • (ûlâ)

1. Arabic feminine of اول (evvel)

Descendants

• Turkish: ula

Further reading

• [3]

Etymology 4

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

Alternative forms

• اولا

Adjective

اولیٰ • (evlâ)

1. worthier

Descendants

• Turkish: evla

Further reading

• [4]

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).

Noun

اولی • (üli, uli)

1. Arabic oblique of اولو (ülu, ulu)

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269

Persian

Etymology 1

From اول (avval) +‎ ـی (-i).

Alternative forms

• اوّلی (avvali) (with a shadda)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaw.wa.ˈliː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.wä.líː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [æw.væ.líː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.vä.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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔuː.ˈlɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔuː.lɑ́ː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔuː.lɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔu.lɔ́]

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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaw.ˈlɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.lɑ́ː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔow.lɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.lɔ́]

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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔu.ˈliː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.líː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔo.líː]

• (Tajik, formal) 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

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

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 (ʔulī).

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.