bendir بندر
Tunisian Derja · noun
“bendir” (بندر) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning frame drum (bendir).
Meanings
- frame drum (bendir)
- bendir beat
Usage
A wooden frame drum with a skin stretched over it, played by hand, often with a snare (cord) under the skin. It accompanies the mezoued, celebrations, weddings and above all Sufi music (hadhra, stambeli, zaouïas). The player is called bendri or simply the one who "plays" (yodhrob el bendir). Plural: bnader. The word was borrowed into French as "bendir". Not to be confused with the darbouka, a goblet-shaped drum. The given name or surname Bandar found in other countries is not the same usage.
Example
في العرس جابوا البندر والزكرة.
fel 3ors jebou el bendir w ezzokra.
“At the wedding, they brought the bendir and the zokra.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “bendir” but also “bendar”, “bndir” and “bandir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.