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first meaning in Sanskrit

प्रथम prathamá

/feːst/UK/fɜːst/

first in Sanskrit: प्रथम (prathamá). In English, first means preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

Sanskrit words for first

numeral first — see also 1st
प्रथम prathamá

English meaning of first

  1. adjective Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
  2. adjective Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
  3. adjective Of or belonging to a first family.
  4. adjective Coming right after the zeroth in things that use zero-based numbering.

Full definition of first

first in a sentence

  • Hancock was first to arrive.
  • The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday.
  • I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.

Synonyms of first

first in other languages

Questions about first in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of first in Sanskrit?
First in Sanskrit is प्रथम (prathamá).
first इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
First: प्रथम (prathamá).
What does first mean in English?
First means preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

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