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English word origin

Etymology of baris

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare), from Demotic Egyptian br, from Egyptian bꜣjr b-bA-A-y:r*Z1-P1 Doublet of barge, bark and barque.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt, powered either by sail, or by being towed by a downstream raft driven by the current, while dragging a stone anchor to keep the course steady.

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare), from Demotic Egyptian br, from Egyptian bꜣjr b-bA-A-y:r*Z1-P1 Doublet of barge, bark and barque.

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