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بليج

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Arabic

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بلِّيج

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay bilik / بيليق (cabin of a junk), from Hokkien 峇厘 (bâ-lî, cabin of a junk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بِلِّيج or بَلِّيج (billīj or ballījm (plural بَلَالِيج (balālīj))

  1. (obsolete) cabin on a ship

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Judeo-Arabic: כליג (balīj)

References

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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, page 370
  • Lambourn, Elizabeth (2018 October 18) Abraham's Luggage: A Social Life of Things in the Medieval Indian Ocean World, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 202 and 265