dahabeah

American  

[dah-huh-bee-uh] / ˌdɑ həˈbi ə /

Or dahabeeyah,

noun

1. a large boat used on the Nile as a houseboat or for conveying passengers.

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dahabeah British  

/ ˌdɑːhəˈbiːə /

noun

1. a houseboat used on the Nile

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Etymology

Origin of dahabeah

First recorded in 1840–50, dahabeah is from the Egyptian Arabic word dahabīyah

Example Sentences

From a distance Anthony and I caught sight of the steam dahabeah seen near Kasr Ibrim, and we could hardly wait to get on shore.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

And nobody knew if the steam dahabeah had hurried on before us, to anchor out of sight round the oblique fa�ade of Abu Simbel.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

At one time, the only way of going up the Nile was by the dahabeah, a kind of yacht fitted up for the convenience of travellers, an expensive and dilatory mode of conveyance. 

From Cities of the Dawn by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

Strange stories are whispered by Arabs, of the Temple of M�t, and of the ghostly, golden dahabeah that, once a year, sails slowly by to a faint sound of music, on the Sacred Lake.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

When a traveller goes aboard a dahabeah he tears up the calendar and lets his watch run down.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George