Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic لَيْلَة اَلْمِيلاد (laylat al-mīlād) or lejlet (construct state of lejla) + il- + Milied.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /lɛj.lɛ.t‿ɪl.mɪ.lɪːt/
Proper noun[edit]
Lejlet il-Milied f
- Christmas Eve (final night before Christmas).
- Literally, “night of Christmas”.
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