dahabeah

Or da·ha·bee·yah,

[dah-huh-bee-uh]

noun

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

dahabeah

/ ˌdɑːhəˈbiːə /

noun

1. a houseboat used on the Nile

Word History and Origins

Origin of dahabeah¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dahabeah¹

from Arabic dhahabīyah, literally: the golden one (that is, gilded barge)

Example Sentences

The modern dahabeah is often made of iron, draws about 2 ft. of water, and is provided with one very large and one small sail.

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Until a few years age the tourist going up the Nile had to take a dahabeah.

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The dahabeah moves only when the wind is in the right direction, and to go from Cairo to Assouan requires the greater part of a lifetime.

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

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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. 

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