# Balis

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A medieval city in Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

## Etymology
From Arabic بالس (Balis), from Byzantine Greek Βαρβαλισσός (Barbalissós), from Latin Barbalissus, from Aramaic. Doublet of Barbalissus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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