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بندر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to merchants, trade, and wealth. It describes individuals involved in commerce, particularly those dealing with minerals, and also denotes someone who is wealthy.

Derived headwords

البَنَادِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    merchantsclassical

    A group of merchants who are associated with or frequent mining sites.

بَنَدَارnoun
  1. 1.
    merchantclassical

    A single merchant, specifically one who deals in or frequents mining sites.

بَنْدَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    wealthyclassical

    Describing a person who possesses abundant wealth.

مُبَنْدَرadjective
  1. 1.
    wealthyclassical

    Describing a person who is rich or has a lot of money.

مُتَبَنْدَرadjective
  1. 1.
    wealthyclassical

    Describing someone who is very rich or affluent.

Parallel reading

البنادرة، دخيل: وهم التجار الذين يلزمون المعادن، واحدهم بندار.
Al-Banādira, foreign: They are the merchants who frequent the mining sites; their singular is bandār.
وفي النوادر: رجل بندري ومبندر ومتبندر، وهو الكثير المال.
And in Al-Nawādir: a man is bandarī, mubandar, and mutabandir, and he is the one with much wealth.