initial in Arabic
أَوَّلِيّ ʔawwaliyy
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
initial in Arabic: أَوَّلِيّ (ʔawwaliyy), أَوَّل (ʔawwal), حَرْف أَوَّلِيّ (ḥarf ʔawwaliyy). In English, initial means chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
Arabic words for initial
- chronologically first
- أَوَّلِيّ ʔawwaliyy, أَوَّل ʔawwal
- spatially first
- أَوَّل ʔawwal
- first letter of a word
- حَرْف أَوَّلِيّ ḥarf ʔawwaliyy
English meaning of initial
- adjective Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- adjective Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
- noun The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
- noun A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
initial in a sentence
- Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.
- The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms.
- The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter.
Synonyms of initial
initial in other languages
Questions about initial in Arabic
- What is the meaning of initial in Arabic?
- Initial in Arabic is أَوَّلِيّ (ʔawwaliyy), أَوَّل (ʔawwal), حَرْف أَوَّلِيّ (ḥarf ʔawwaliyy).
- ما معنى كلمة initial؟
- Initial: أَوَّلِيّ (ʔawwaliyy), أَوَّل (ʔawwal), حَرْف أَوَّلِيّ (ḥarf ʔawwaliyy).
- What does initial mean in English?
- Initial means chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
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