أَوَّلُ
1.
First, and former; preceding all others, and preceding another. See article أول
2.
أَوَايءِلُ السُّوَرِ The first parts, or beginnings, of the chapters of the Qur'an.
3.
جَاءَ فِى أَوَايءِلِ القَوْمِ
He came among the first comers of the people. (Msb.)
4.
And الأَوَايءِلُ
The people of former ages; as also الأَوَّلُونَ.
5.
لَقِيتُهُ عَامًا أَوَّلَ means I met him [in a former year.] before this year, though by several years. (Alee El-Kári, in his Expos. of the K, from Seer; cited in the margin of a copy of the K; article اول.) See عَامٌ.