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بارجة

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Arabic

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بَارِجَة

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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This vessel is considered classically an Indian vessel; so it is likely connected to Sanskrit बेड (beḍa), Hindi बेड़ा (beṛā, boat).

Noun

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بَارِجَة (bārijaf (plural بَوَارِج (bawārij))

  1. battleship, warship, barge

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: بارچه (barça)

Further reading

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  • Agius, Dionisius A. (2008) Classic Ships of Islam. From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 92), Leiden: Brill, pages 328–332