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أوائِلُ ancients in Arabic

أوائِلُ is how you say “ancients” in Arabic.

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قال بفضله الأوائل والأواخر

His virtue was acknowledged by the ancients and the moderns.

الأوائِلُ the ancients

This is the subject of the verb 'acknowledged', carrying the subject ending and made definite by 'al-'. It names the earlier people as one of the groups that recognised him.

From Moderation in Medicine

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