Plural of dahabieh; multiple large Nile River sailboats used for travel and leisure.
The plural form of dahabieh, following standard English pluralization by adding -s to the singular form borrowed from Arabic.
When 19th-century European explorers and writers described Egypt, dahabiehs became iconic symbols of romantic Nile travel—Mark Twain and Agatha Christie both traveled on them!
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