lbiraħtlula
Maltese edit
Alternative forms edit
- ilbiraħtlula (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
- lbieraħtlula, ilbieraħtlula (nonstandard, but common)
- lbiraħtlura, ilbiraħtlura, lbieraħtlura, ilbieraħtlura (chiefly colloquial alteration after lura (“back”))
Etymology edit
Fossilised expression from Arabic الْبَارِحَةَ ٱلْأُولَى (al-bāriḥata l-ʔūlā).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
lbiraħtlula
- two days ago; the day before yesterday
- Synonym: ewliemes