warda وردة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“warda” (وردة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning rose.
Meanings
- rose
- flower (in general)
Usage
Warda first means the rose, and by extension any flower, especially one given as a gift. The collective is ward ("roses"), and rose water is ma ward, widely used in pastry-making. For flowers in general, nwar is also used, or mchemoum for a small bunch of jasmine. Warda is also a female given name, and someone is affectionately addressed as ya warda. The plural used with numbers is wardat. Be careful not to confuse it with the singer's first name in musical contexts.
Example
جابلها وردة حمراء
jeblha warda 7amra
“He brought her a red rose.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “warda” but also “werda”, “wardaa” and “ouarda”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “warda” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “rose (flower)”; “flower, in general”: werda in Moroccan.
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.