Dahabiyeh

/dɑːhɑːˈbiːə/ noun

Definition

Yet another spelling variant of the traditional Egyptian Nile River sailboat, dahabieh.

Etymology

Another transliteration variant of the Arabic dahab-iyah, this version emphasizes different vowel conventions in romanizing the original Arabic word.

Kelly Says

This word has THREE common English spellings (dahabieh, dahabiya, dahabiyeh), which is actually typical for words borrowed from non-European languages before standardized transliteration systems existed!

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