lvant

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Maltese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sicilian livanti, from Latin levans.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lvant m

  1. east
    Synonym: (archaic) xerq

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel) 		grigal
punent
(għarb) 		lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla) 		xlokk


Related terms[edit]

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