Swahili
miaridi
mee-ah-REE-dee
How to say it
Swahilimiaridimee-ah-REE-deesoon
Englishrosebushessoon
Frenchrosierssoon
Meaning
Shrubs cultivated for their fragrant flowers, rosebushes.
Good to know
plural of mwaridi (m-/mw- class); a somewhat literary word — waridi (invariant) is the everyday word for the rose flower itself.
Examples
- Bustani ile ina miaridi mizuri.That garden has beautiful rosebushes.
- Je, miaridi hii inahitaji maji kila siku?Do these rosebushes need water every day?
- Miaridi michache ilikufa kwa baridi.A few rosebushes died from the cold.
- Tutapanda miaridi zaidi karibu na lango.We will plant more rosebushes near the gate.
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