अव्वल

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. first, primary

   Synonyms: पहला (pahlā), प्रथम (pratham), मुख्य (mukhya)

2. 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.