بنديرة

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bandeira. Cognate with Omani Arabic بنديرة whence Swahili bendera

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɪnˈdeːrə/

Noun

بنديرة • (bindēra) f (plural بنديرات (bindērāt) or بنادر (binādir))

  1. flag, banner
    Synonym: بيرق (bērag)

References

  • Qafisheh, Hamdi (1997) NTC's Gulf Arabic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, USA: NTC Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 57
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