ewliemes

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧أَوَّلَ أَمْس⁩ (ʔawwala ʔams). The long vowel is explainable as early contraction with the accusative ending -a, thus ʾawwala ʾams → ʾawwalām(i)s. A variant ʾāmis of Arabic ⁧أَمْس⁩ (ʔams) is apparently attested in isolated dialects, but it could also be due to backformation from the aforementioned contraction.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛwˈlɪː.mɛs/

Adverb

ewliemes

  1. (archaic) the day before yesterday; two days ago
    Synonym: lbiraħtlula
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