Bahri
/ˈbɑːh.riː/noun
An Arabic-derived adjective meaning related to the sea or river, also used in the name of the Bahri Mamluk dynasty.
Did you know?The Bahri Mamluks were named for their river-island barracks on the Nile, turning a word meaning “of the sea” into the label of a ruling military dynasty.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic (reconstructed)
Proto-Semitic
*baḥr-
“Sea or large body of water”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
baḥr
“Sea; also a large body of water or a poetic meter”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
baḥrī
“Of the sea, maritime, or riverine”
13th Century
Arabic
al-Baḥriyya
“The Bahri Mamluks, associated with military quarters on an island in the Nile”
14th–15th Century
Arabic/European histories
Bahri
“Relating to the Bahri Mamluk dynasty of Egypt and Syria”
Modern English
English
Bahri
“A transliterated Arabic adjective or proper name meaning maritime, riverine, or associated with the Bahri dynasty”