bandar

seaport, district capital

بَنْدَر

Word

Noun

Root

ب ن د ر

Forms

Plural
بَنادِر

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ومن عادتهم هنالك أن كل مركب يمر ببلد فلا بد من إرسائه بها، وإعطائه هدية إلى صاحب البلد، يسمونها حق البندر.

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry
  • بَنْدَرٌ A place where ships or boats anchor or moor; a port
    [app. from the Persian بَنْدَرْ,] A place where ships or boats anchor or moor; a port [or port-town: pl. بَنَادِرُ]. (K, TA.)

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