dahabeah

(dä′hə bē′ə)

noun

a large passenger boat used on the Nile, orig. equipped with lateen sails, now generally powered by an engine

Origin: Ar dhahabīya, lit., golden one < dhabab, golden

See dahabeah in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also da·ha·bee·yah or da·ha·bi·ah

noun

A houseboat having sails and sometimes an engine, used on the Nile.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic ḏahabīya, the Golden One, name of the gilded barge of the Muslim rulers of Egypt

Origin: , from ḏahabīy, golden

Origin: , from ḏahab, gold; see ḏhb in Semitic roots

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