dahabeah
(redirected from dahabiah)da·ha·be·ah
also da·ha·bee·yah or da·ha·bi·ah (dä′hə-bē′ə)n.
A houseboat having sails and sometimes an engine, used on the Nile.
[Arabic ḏahabīya, the Golden One, name of the gilded barge of the Muslim rulers of Egypt, from ḏahabīy, golden, from ḏahab, gold; see ḏhb in Semitic roots.]
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dahabeah
(ˌdɑːhəˈbiːə) , dahabeeyah or dahabiahn
1. (Nautical Terms) a houseboat used on the Nile
[from Arabic dhahabīyah, literally: the golden one (that is, gilded barge)]
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