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

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)

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

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

"If there were a plot, as you are always imagining, the dahabeah would have to be near here, too," Monny laughed incredulously.

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

There were no passengers on board the steam dahabeah Mamoudieh.

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

Yet, if you have just come from Egypt and three months on a dahabeah, you will not hesitate to call this luxurious mode of passing from Dan to Beersheba "roughing it in Palestine."

From Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 by Various