wadi

How to say it

Meaning

A room or section in a hospital where patients of one kind stay, such as the maternity ward. In Zanzibar and Kenya it is also an electoral or administrative division.

Good to know

N class noun, the plural is also wadi: wadi ya wazazi, maternity ward; wadi ya watoto, children’s ward. From English ward.

Examples

• Mama yake amelazwa katika wadi ya wanawake.His mother has been admitted to the women’s ward.
• Wadi ya watoto imejaa wagonjwa wa malaria.The children’s ward is full of malaria patients.
• Mgombea huyo alishinda katika wadi zote tatu.That candidate won in all three wards.