dahabeah

[ dah-huh-bee-uh ]

/ ˌdɑ həˈbi ə /

a large boat used on the Nile as a houseboat or for conveying passengers.

Origin of dahabeah

First recorded in 1840–50, dahabeah is from the Egyptian Arabic word dahabīyah

daguerre, daguerreotype, dagwood sandwich, dagö, dah, dahabeah, dahl, dahlgren, dahlia, dahna, dahomey

Now in 1890 he would go to Egypt, where with two old friends he had leased a dahabeah on the Nile.

Lord Randolph Churchill |Winston Spencer Churchill
Old Nile has many attractions; and lazy luxury on a dahabeah will soothe your overwrought nerves.

The Sorrows of Satan |Marie Corelli
When they got to the dahabeah everybody was bustling about, putting the boat in order for the voyage.

Nabul, Our Little Egyptian Cousin |Blanche McManus
One of Gordon's forms of recreation was to get out and help to pull his dahabeah.

The Life of Gordon, Volume I |Demetrius Charles Boulger

After leaving Abdal's family, and just as our party were going on board the dahabeah, Nabul picked up an odd greenish pebble.

Nabul, Our Little Egyptian Cousin |Blanche McManus

dahabeah

/ (ˌdɑːhəˈbiːə) /

a houseboat used on the Nile

from Arabic dhahabīyah, literally: the golden one (that is, gilded barge)