аввал

Kumyk

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَوَّل (awwal), from Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal, “first”). Compare with Azerbaijani əvvəl, Turkish evvel, and Uzbek avval.

Adverb

аввал • (awwal)

1. firstly, initially (at the beginning)

   Аввал башлап ― Awwal başlap ― first and foremost

   Аввал ойлашма герек ― Awwal oylaşma gerek ― one must think first

2. formerly, previously (in the past)

References

• Бамматов, Б.Г. (2011), “аввал”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь, Махачкала

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian اَوَّل (awwal), from Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /avval/, [ʔäw.väl]

Adverb

аввал • (avval) (Persian spelling اول)

1. first, firstly

   Synonyms: аввалин (avvalin), аввалан (avvalan), нахуст (naxust), нахустин (naxustin), якум (yakum)

Numeral

Tajik numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: як (yak)     Ordinal: аввал (avval), якум (yakum)

аввал • (avval) (Persian spelling اول)

1. first

   Synonyms: якум (yakum), нахуст (naxust)

Further reading

• аввал on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• “аввал”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2026