baris
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈbæɹɪs/
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/ˈbæɹɪs/ · /ˈbæɹiz/
Definition of baris
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)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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noun
- (historical)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.
- (form-of, plural)plural of bari
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Etymology
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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