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

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)

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)

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)

One of Gordon's forms of recreation was to get out and help to pull his dahabeah.

From The Life of Gordon, Volume I by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

I regretted Miss Gilder's preference for a private dahabeah, so obvious, so millionairy!

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