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): /mbaː.reħ/, [ˈmbaː.reħ], [ˈmbæː.reħ], [ˈmbeː.reħ]

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Adverb

مبارح • (mbāreḥ, mbēreḥ)

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• أول مبارح (ʔawwal mbāreḥ, “the day before yesterday”)
• قبل مبارح (ʔabl mbāreḥ, “the day before yesterday”)

See also

• اليوم (il-yōm, “today”)
• بكرة (bukra, “tomorrow”)