dahabeah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dahabeah
First recorded in 1840–50, dahabeah is from the Egyptian Arabic word dahabīyah
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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 Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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 Demetrius Charles Boulger
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 C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
And I want you and your friend Fenton to go up Nile in charge of the splendid steam dahabeah I've bought to supplement the Mediterranean trip.
From It Happened in Egypt by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
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