"awali" meaning in Swahili

See awali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-awali.flac
Etymology: From Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal, “first”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|أَوَّل||first}} Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal, “first”), {{root|sw|ar|ء و ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=}} awali (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv}} awali (invariable)
  1. first, initial Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-awali-sw-adj-~oY2pMwP

Adverb

Audio: Sw-ke-awali.flac
Etymology: From Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal, “first”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|أَوَّل||first}} Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal, “first”), {{root|sw|ar|ء و ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} awali
  1. before, prior, firstly
    Sense id: en-awali-sw-adv-DpyHSoY1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-awali.flac Forms: awali class IX [canonical], awali class X [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal, “first”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|أَوَّل||first}} Arabic أَوَّل (ʔawwal, “first”), {{root|sw|ar|ء و ل}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} awali class IX (plural awali class X)
  1. origin, beginning
    Sense id: en-awali-sw-noun-JJ5dYuZc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 22 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 19 73 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 2 28 70
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