evvela

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اولا‎ (evvela, “firstly, in the first place”)[1], derived from Arabic أَوَّلًا‎ (ʔawwalan), adverbial accusative of أَوَّل‎ (ʔawwal, “first”),[2] with loss of the nunation, for the same construction compare mesela, mutlaka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈev.ve.laː/
Hyphenation: ev‧ve‧la

Adverb

evvela

firstly, in the first place, first of all
Synonyms: önce, ilk önce, öncelikle, ilkin

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890), “اولا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 265
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “evvel”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

evvela in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “evvela”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1524

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