da·ha·be·ah also da·ha·bee·yah or da·ha·bi·ah (dä h -b  )n. A houseboat having sails and sometimes an engine, used on the Nile. [Arabic  ahab ya, the Golden One, name of the gilded barge of the Muslim rulers of Egypt, from ahaby, golden, from ahab, gold; see hb in Semitic roots.] |
dahabeah, dahabeeyah, dahabiah [ˌdɑːhəˈbiːə]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a houseboat used on the Nile
[from Arabic dhahabīyah, literally: the golden one (that is, gilded barge)]
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