ward il-hena
Maltese
Alternative forms
- ward tal-hena
Etymology
Literally, “rose of happiness”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌwar.d‿ɪˈlɛː.na/
Noun
ward il-hena m (collective, singulative wardet il-hena, paucal wardiet il-hena)
- garden balsam, balsamine (Impatiens balsamina)
- Synonym: balsamina
- 1936, R. M. B., “Għal kull ma ħlaqtilna iċ-ċaħda trid minn’na”, in Lehen il-Malti, number 61-62, lines 7-9:
- …U kemm ilwien ta’ ward ! xi ġmiel ! x’ħuġġieġa !
ġjaċinti, vjoli, qronfol, residan,
ħommejr, sagħtar, narċis, u ward il-hena- (please add an English translation of this quote)