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

What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the Enchantress Isis while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.

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

But Bedr thought that, if the Luxor plan had been a success, the steam dahabeah would have gone north from there instead of south.

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

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)

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)

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)