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لأول وهلة li-awwali wahlatin at first sight; right away, at once; في الوهلة الأولى (ūlā) and عند الوهلة الأولى do.; at first, first off
Root: و-ه-ل
Page: 1292*
Example: “ما كانَ رَأْيُك في الوَهْلَةِ الأُولى؟”
Translation: “what was your opinion at first?”
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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