Dahabeah Definition

dähəbēə
noun
A large passenger boat used on the Nile, orig. equipped with lateen sails, now generally powered by an engine.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dahabeah

Noun

Singular:
dahabeah
Plural:
dahabeahs

Origin of Dahabeah

  • Arabic ḏahabīya the Golden One, name of the gilded barge of the Muslim rulers of Egypt from ḏahabīy golden from ḏahab gold ḏhb in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic

    From Wiktionary

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