mezharia مزهرية
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mezharia” (مزهرية) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning flower vase.
Meanings
- flower vase
Usage
Mezharia refers to the vase used for flowers, cut or artificial, placed on a table, sideboard or shelf. The word comes from the written language but is understood and used in Tunisia, especially in careful speech or when talking about interior decoration. In everyday conversation, many people also say "vaza", borrowed from Italian or French. The common plural is mezhriyet. It is used with el-ward (flowers): mezharia mta3 ward. The word does not apply to a purely ornamental vase without flowers, which is more readily called vaza.
Example
حطّ الورد في المزهرية على الطاولة.
7ott el ward fil mezharia 3la e-tawla.
“Put the flowers in the vase on the table.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mezharia” but also “mazharia”, “mezhriya” and “mazhariya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.