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أَوَّل

awwala

(the) first

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Root letters: أ و لAppears 82 times in the Qur'an#134 most frequentNoun (ism)
Learn it in lesson 14

About this word

Noun (ism)Root letters: أ و ل

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)أَوَّلَ41 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ38 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ(of) the former (people)l-awalīna · 30 times
  • أَوَّلَ(the) firstawwala · 16 times
  • ٱلْأُولَىٰthe formerl-ūlā · 11 times
  • ٱلْأَوَّلُونَthe firstl-awalūna · 5 times
  • أَوَّلُ(the) firstawwalu · 3 times
  • ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖthe formerl-ūlā · 2 times

Opposite words

Words from the same root

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Examples from the Qur'an

Rather, to Allāh belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

Surah 53:25 — Read full ayah

A [large] company of the former peoples

Surah 56:13 — Read full ayah

Did We not destroy the former peoples?

Surah 77:16 — Read full ayah