1[They are these, following near after me; or] they are near me, coming near after me—هُمْ أُولَآءِ عَلَى أَثَرِى
According to Sb it is أُلَا — so also in the M, where it is mentioned under الى, [and it is always pronounced in this way,] — or أُولَى, as in several copies of the S and in the K, in the last division of each of those works, [and this is generally how it is written.]
It also occurs with the lengthened ا [and this is the more common form of the word, i.e. أُلَآءِ as it is always pronounced, or أُولَآءِ as it is generally written; I find both of these ways of writing it in the M,] of the same measure as غُرَاب, indeclinable, ending with a kesreh.
[These and those:] a plural with no proper singular, or a noun denoting a plural; or its singular is ذَا for the masculine and ذِهْ for the feminine, for it is both masculine and feminine, and is applied to rational beings and to irrational things.
In the Qur'ān 20:86.
Now you, O you these believers, love them, and they love not you—هَاأَنْتُمْ أُولَآءِ تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَكُمْ
In the same, 3:115.
Lane cites “Kur xx. 86” — Flügel numbering, not yet mapped
1.1these—هؤُلَآءِ
The particle هَا used as an inceptive, to give notice of what is about to be said, is prefixed to it, [i.e. to the form with the lengthened ا.]
[Meaning These, just as هذَا means “this”.]
[These are your people]—هؤَلَآءِ قَوْمُكَ
[I saw these]—رَأَيْتُ هؤُلَآءٍ
on this sense Abu Zeyd says that some of the Arabs say these with tenween and a kesreh on the hemzeh; and IJ says that this is of the dialect of Benoo-'Okeyl.
1.2those—أُولئِكَ
The ك of allocution is added to it, so that one says this.
[Or آُولَآئِكَ, which is the same, and أُولئِكُمْ or أُولَآئِكُمْ, and so on.]
those—أُولَاكَ
those—أُولَالِكَ
those—أُلَالِكَ
In this form the [second] ل is augmentative.
those—أُلَّاكَ
This one is with teshdeed.
[All of these mean Those, just as ذَاكَ and ذلِكَ mean “that”.] Ks says that when one says أُولَآئكَ the singular is ذلِكَ, and when one says أُولَاكَ the singular is ذَاكَ or أُلَالِكَ [or أُولَالِكَ, each with an augmentative ل, like ذلِكَ (and I do not doubt that this is the correct statement)].
It is as though it were the plural of ذلِكَ; but one does not say هَاؤُلَالِكَ or هأُولَالِكَ [nor هَؤُلَائِكَ or anything like it].
Those follow a right direction from their Lord, and those are they who shall prosper—أُولَآئِكَ عَلَ هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَأُولَآئِكَ هُمُ المُفْلِحُونَ
Said in the Qur'ān 2:4.
[After those days]—بَعْد أُولَآئِكَ الأَيَّامِ
And sometimes أُولَآئِكَ is applied to irrational things, as in this phrase.
[Indeed the ears and the eyes and the heart, all of those shall be inquired of]—إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَآئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْؤُولًا
In the Qur'ān 17:38.
Lane cites “Kur ii. 4” — Flügel numbering, not yet mapped
1.3
The diminutives are إُلَيَّا, أُلَيَّآءِ and هؤُلَيَّآءِ.
Forming the diminutive of a noun of vague application does not alter its beginning, but leaves it in its original state, with fet-h or damm, [as the case may be,] and the ى which marks the diminutive is inserted in the second place if the word has two letters, [as in ذَيَّا, diminutive of ذَا,] and in the third place if it has three letters.
2[They who, those which, and simply who, and which]—الأُلَى
A poet says:
shāhidوَإِنَّ الإُولَى بِالطَّفِّ مِنْ آلِ هَاشِمٍتَآسَوْا فَسَنُّوا لِلْكِرَامِ التَّآسِيَا
[And they who are in Et-Taff, of the family of Háshim, shared their property, one with another, and so set the example, to the generous, of the sharing of property.]
Of the same measure as العُلَى; [this is why the author of the TA prefers this way of writing it, as it expresses the way the word is always pronounced.]
It is also written الأُلَا or الأُولَى.
It is likewise a plural having no proper singular, its singular being الَّذِى; or it is changed from being a noun of indication so as to have the meaning of الَّذِينَ, as is also الأُلَآءِ, which is why they have the lengthened as well as the shortened alif, and the one with the lengthened alif is made indeclinable by ending with a kesreh.
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, (so in some copies of the S and in the M,) accord. to Sb, or أُلَا , (so likewise in the M, in which it is mentioned in art. الى , [and thus it is always pronounced,]) or أُولَى ; (so in several copies of the S and in the K, in the last division of each of those works, [and thus it is generally written;]) and with the lengthened ا , [and this is the more common form of the word, i. e. أُلَآءِ , as it is always pronounced, or أُولَآءِ , as it is generally written, both of which modes of writing it I find in the M.,] (S, M, K,) of the same measure as غُرَاب , (M,) indecl., with a kesreh for its termination; (S;) [These and those,] a pl. having no proper sing., (S, K,) or a noun denoting a pl., (M,) or its sing. is ذَا for the masc. and ذِهْ for the fem., (S, K,) for it is both masc. and fem., (S,) and is applied to rational beings and to irrational things. (M.) [Thus,] هُمْ أُولَآءِ عَلَى أَثَرِى , in the Kur xx. 86, means [They are these, following near after me; or] they are near me, coming near after me. (Jel, and Bd says the like.) And in the same, iii. 115, هَاأَنْتُمْ أُولَآءِ تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَكُمْ Now ye, O ye these believers, love them, and they love not you. (Jel.) The particle (M) هَا (S, K) used as an inceptive to give notice of what is about to be said is prefixed to it, [i. e., to the form with the lengthened ا ,] (S, M, K,) so that you say, هؤُلَآءِ [meaning These, like as هذَا means “this”]. (S, K.) And AZ says that some of the Arabs say, هؤَلَآءِ قَوْمُكَ [These are thy people], (S, M, *) and رَأَيْتُ هؤُلَآءٍ [I saw these], (M,) with tenween and kesr (S, M) to the hemzeh; (S;) and this, says IJ, is of the dial. of Benoo-'Okeyl. (M.) And the ك of allocution is added to it, so that you say, أُولئِكَ , [or آُولَآئِكَ , which is the same, and أُولئِكُمْ , or أُولَآئِكُمْ , &c.,] and أُولَاكَ , (S, K,) and أُولَالِكَ , (so in some copies of the S and in the K,) or أُلَالِكَ , (so in some copies of the S and in the M,) in which the [second] ل is augmentative, (M,) and أُلَّاكَ , with teshdeed, (K,) [all meaning Those, like as ذَاكَ and ذلِكَ mean “that” and hence] Ks says that when one says أُولَآئكَ , the sing. is ذلِكَ ; and when one says أُولَاكَ , the sing. is ذَاكَ ; (S;) or أُلَالِكَ [or أُولَالِكَ , each with an augmentative ل , like ذلِكَ , (and this, I doubt not, is the correct statement,)] is as though it were pl. of ذلِكَ : (M:) but one does not say هَاؤُلَالِكَ , or هأُولَالِكَ , (M,) [nor هَؤُلَائِكَ , or the like.] [Thus it is said in the Kur ii. 4, أُولَآئِكَ عَلَ هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَأُولَآئِكَ هُمُ المُفْلِحُونَ Those follow a right direction from their Lord, and those are they who shall prosper.] And sometimes أُولَآئِكَ is applied to irrational things, as in the phrase بَعْد أُولَآئِكَ الأَيَّامِ [After those days]; and in the Kur [xvii. 38], where it is said, إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَآئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْؤُولًا [Verily the ears and the eyes and the heart, all of those shall be inquired of]. (S.) The dims. are إُلَيَّا and أُلَيَّآءِ (S, M) and هؤُلَيَّآءِ : (M:) for the formation of the dim. of a noun of vague application does not alter its commencement, but leaves it in its original state, with fet-h or damm, [as the case may be,] and the ى which is the characteristic of the dim. is inserted in the second place if the word is one of two letters, [as in the instance of ذَيَّا , dim. of ذَا ,] and in the third place if it is a word of three letters. (S.) الأُلَى , (as in some copies of the S and T,) of the same measure as العُلَى ; (S; [wherefore the author of the TA prefers this mode of writing it, which expresses the manner in which it is always pronounced;]) or الأُلَا ; (ISd, TA;) or الأُولَى ; (so in some copies of the S and T;) is likewise a pl. having no proper sing., [meaning They who, those which, and simply who, and which,] its sing. being الَّذِى ; (S;) or is changed from being a noun of indication so as to have the meaning of الَّذِينَ ; as also الأُلَآءِ ; wherefore they have the lengthened as well as the shortened alif, and that with the lengthened alif is made indecl. by terminating with a kesreh. (ISd.) A poet says, 1 [And they who are in Et-Taff, of the family of Háshim, shared their property, one with another, and so set the example, to the generous, of the sharing of property]. (T, and S in art. وَإِنَّ الإُولَى بِالطَّفِّ مِنْ آلِ هَاشِمٍ | تَآسَوْا فَسَنُّوا لِلْكِرَامِ التَّآسِيَا