dahabieh
dahabieh noun: a traditional Egyptian sailing-boat.
Noun
dahabieh (plural dahabiehs)
- A traditional Egyptian sailing-boat.
- The last year of his life he went up the Nile on a dahabiyeh1932, John Dos Passos, “The House of Morgan”, in 1919
- Much has changed since the Victorians traveled in large comfortable boats called dahabiehs — “a bit like floating down the Nile in a brownstone,” Mahoney says.2007 August 5, Lisa Fugard, “Against the Current”, in New York Times
Forms of dahabieh
| plural | dahabiehs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dahabeah |
| alternative form | dahabeeah |
| alternative form | dahabeeyah |
| alternative form | dahabiah |
| alternative form | dahabieh |
| alternative form | dahabiya |
| alternative form | dahabiyah |
| alternative form | dahabiyeh |
| alternative form | dhahabiyya |
Origin of dahabieh
From Arabic ذَهَبِيَّة (ḏahabiyya, literally “golden one”).
Questions about dahabieh
- What does dahabieh mean?
- Dahabieh means a traditional Egyptian sailing-boat.
- What part of speech is dahabieh?
- Dahabieh is a noun.
- What is the plural of dahabieh?
- The plural of dahabieh is dahabiehs.
Words near dahabieh in the dictionary
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