lvant

Maltese

Alternative forms

• ilvant (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
• vant (rarer variant)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian livanti, from Latin levans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)lˈvant/

Noun

lvant m

1. east

   Synonym: (archaic) xerq

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;

majjistral	tramuntana (xmiel)	grigal
punent (għarb)		lvant (xerq)
lbiċ	nofsinhar (qibla)	xlokk

Related terms

• levantin