lbiraħtlula

Maltese

Alternative forms

• 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

Fossilised expression from Arabic الْبَارِحَةَ ٱلْأُولَى (al-bāriḥata l-ʔūlā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)l.bɪ.raħˈtluː.la/

Adverb

lbiraħtlula

1. two days ago; the day before yesterday

   Synonym: ewliemes

Related terms

• ewwel
• lbieraħ