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

"That doesn't look as if he were entertaining the idea of going up the Nile on your steam dahabeah."

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

As for inducing Miss Gilder to give up her dream of a private dahabeah, I foresaw that it would be like persuading the youngest lioness in the Cairo Zoo to surrender her cherished wooden ball.

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)

As I should not be on board the dahabeah in question, it would not matter to me personally if the boat were entirely manned by dragomans.

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

It was almost certain that a steam dahabeah could not unseen have passed the Enchantress Isis at Abu Simbel in broad daylight, going back toward Assuan.

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