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

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

Related terms

ewwel