अव्वल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (awwal), from Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal), from the root ء و ل (ʔ w l).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əʋ.ʋəl/, [ɐʋ.ʋɐl]

Adjective

अव्वल • (avval) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَوَّل)

first, primary
Synonyms: पहला (pahlā), प्रथम (pratham), मुख्य (mukhya)
first-class, high quality
Synonym: उत्तम (uttam)

Derived terms

अव्वलन (avvalan, “firstly”)
अव्वलीन (avvalīn, “former, ancient”)

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अव्वल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अव्वल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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