werda وردة
Moroccan Darija · noun
“werda” (وردة) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning rose (flower).
Meanings
- rose (flower)
- flower, in general
Usage
Werda refers to a single rose; it is also used for a flower in general. The collective lwerd refers to roses or flowers taken as a whole. The counted plural is werdat. The word appears in "ma lwerd", rose water, widely used in cooking and cosmetics. Giving a werda is a gallant gesture, and the word is used as an affectionate compliment for a woman or girl. Warda is also a common female first name; in that case, it is capitalized.
Example
جاب ليا وردة
jab liya werda
“He brought me a rose.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “werda” but also “warda”, “wrda”, “ouarda” and “worda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “werda” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “rose”; “flower in general”: warda in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “rose”; “flower (in general)”: warda in Tunisian.