ewliemes

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَوَّلَ أَمْس (ʔawwala ʔams). The long vowel is explainable as early contraction with the accusative ending -a, thus ʾawwala ʾamsʾawwalām(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

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Adverb

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ewliemes

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