da|ha|bee|yah

da|ha|bee|yah
da|ha|be|ah or da|ha|bee|yah «DAH huh BEE uh», noun.
a kind of houseboat or passenger boat, used on the Nile. It originally had one or more lateen sails, and now has sails or engines, or both. »

On the trip she dined with Lord Kitchener in a dahabeah on the Nile (Time).

Also, diabeah.
[< Arabic dhahabīyah golden state barge of the Egyptian Muslim rulers < dhahab gold]

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