bendir

English

Etymology

From Moroccan Arabic بندير (bandīr).

Noun

bendir (plural bendirs)

1. A type of frame drum used in Morocco and other parts of North Africa.

Anagrams

• rebind, Binder, Bredin, Birden, in-bred, inbred, brined, binder, Ribden

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بندير (bandīr).

Noun

bendir m (plural bendirs)

1. bendir

Further reading

• “bendir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Icelandic

Etymology

From benda (“to point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛntɪr/

Noun

bendir m (genitive singular bendis, nominative plural bendar)

1. (programming) pointer, reference (a variable which holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored)
2. (computing) pointer, cursor (an icon that indicates the position of the mouse)

Declension

Declension of bendir (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bendir	bendirinn	bendar	bendarnir
accusative	bendi	bendinn	benda	bendana
dative	bendi	bendinum	bendum	bendunum
genitive	bendis	bendisins	benda	bendanna

Derived terms

Derived terms

• núbendir
• staflabendir
• staðbendir
• tómabendir

Related terms

• bendill

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “bendir”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• “bendir”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024

Old Norse

Participle

bendir

1. strong masculine nominative plural of bendr

Verb

bendir

1. inflection of benda:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative active
   2. second-person singular past indicative active
   3. second-person singular present subjunctive active
   4. second-person singular past subjunctive active