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

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

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)

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

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

I hope you'll be pleased that I've given up my dream of having a private dahabeah, and that we shall be with you on Sir Marcus Lark's boat.

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

On landing at Alexandria, we were hurried on board a large mast-less canal boat, shaped like a Nile dahabeah.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh