مبارح

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْبارِح‎ (al-bāriḥ, “last night”), with the -l- of the article assimilated to the b-. Compare Moroccan Arabic البارح‎ (el-bāreḥ), Maltese lbieraħ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmbaː.reħ/, /ˈmbeː.reħ/

Adverb

مبارح (mbāreḥ)

yesterday

Usage notes

مبارح (mbāreḥ) is one of the very few word that might be pronounced with Imāla in South Levantine Arabic.

Derived terms

أول مبارح‎ (ʾawwal mbāreḥ, “the day before yesterday”)
قبل مبارح‎ (ʾabl mbāreḥ, “the day before yesterday”)

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