# اولی
## Ottoman Turkish
### Etymology 1

From او (ev, “house”) +‎ ـلی (li, lı, possessive particle).

#### Adjective

اولی • (evli)
* Alternative form of اولو (evli)

#### Further reading

* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269

### Etymology 2

From اول (evvel) +‎ ـی (-î, nisba suffix).

#### Adjective

اولی • (evvelî)
* pertaining to what is first; primitive; original

##### Descendants

* Turkish: evveli

#### Further reading

* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 269

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى (ʔūlā).

#### Alternative forms

* اولا

#### Adjective

اولیٰ • (ûlâ)
* Arabic feminine of اول (evvel)

##### Descendants

* Turkish: ula

#### Further reading
### Etymology 4

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

#### Alternative forms

* اولا

#### Adjective

اولیٰ • (evlâ)
* worthier

##### Descendants

* Turkish: evla

#### Further reading
### Etymology 5

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).

#### Noun

اولی • (üli, uli)
* Arabic oblique of اولو (ülu, ulu)

#### Further reading

* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, 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: [ʔaw.wa.ˈliː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔäw.wä.líː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔäw.wä.líː]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [ʔäw.wä.líː]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [ʔäw.wä.lí]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [æw.væ.líː]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [ʔäw.vä.lí]

#### Adjective

| Dari | اولی |
| Iranian Persian | اولی |
| Tajik | аввалӣ |
اولی • (avvali)
* the former, the first

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic أُولَى (ʔūlā).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [ʔuː.ˈlɑː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔuː.lɑ́ː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔuː.lɑ́ː]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [ʔuː.lɑ́ː]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [ʔu.lɔ́ː]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [ʔuː.lɒ́ː]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [ʔu.lɔ́]

#### Adjective

| Dari | اولی |
| Iranian Persian | اولی |
| Tajik | уло |
اولیٰ • (ulâ)
* Arabic feminine of اول (avval, “first”)

### Etymology 3

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [ʔaw.ˈlɑː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔäw.lɑ́ː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔäw.lɑ́ː]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [ʔäw.lɑ́ː]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [ʔäw.lɔ́ː]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [ʔow.lɒ́ː]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [ʔäw.lɔ́]

#### Noun

| Dari | اولی |
| Iranian Persian | اولی |
| Tajik | авло |
اولیٰ • (owlâ)
* worthier

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [ʔu.ˈliː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔʊ.líː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [ʔʊ.líː]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [ʔʊ.líː]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [ʔu.lí]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [ʔo.líː]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [ʔu.lí]

#### Noun

| Dari | اولی |
| Iranian Persian | اولی |
| Tajik | улӣ |
اولی • (oli, uli)
* 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: /uː.lɑː/

#### Adjective

اولیٰ • (ūlā) (Hindi spelling ऊला)
* Arabic feminine of اول (avval, “first”)

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /ɔː.lɑː/

#### Noun

اولیٰ • (aulā) (Hindi spelling ओला)
* better; best; superior, excellent

##### Derived terms

* اولیٰ تر (aulā tar, “better, best”)

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic أُولِي (ʔulī).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /ʊ.liː/

#### Noun

اولی • (ulī) (Hindi spelling ऊली)
* 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.