ewliemes
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic أَوَّلَ أَمْس (ʾawwala ʾams). 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 (ʾams) 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
- (archaic) the day before yesterday; two days ago
- Synonym: lbiraħtlula
Related terms
- ewwel