mahailan.

Brit.

/məˈhʌɪlə/, U.S.

/məˈhaɪlə/

Forms: 1900s– mahaila, 1900s– mahailah, 1900s– maheila, 1900s– maheileh, 1900s– mahela, 1900s– mahelah, 1900s– mehala.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic muhayla.

Etymology: < Iraqi Arabic muhayla (in speech realized with reduced vowel in first syllable), perhaps < mahala to move unhurriedly.

A kind of large river sailing boat used in Iraq.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > large, used on rivers

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1904 H. V. Geere By Nile & Euphrates vi. 86 On the Shatt el-Arab many varieties of native craft are to be seen, dhows, mehalas.

1916 T. E. Lawrence Home Lett. (1954) 319 The bellam is the passenger boat..and the Mahaila the cargo boat. Mahailas sit on the water like the scooped third of a melon-rind.

1922 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 10/2 They were..waiting for a mahaila to pass on her way upstream.

1952 E. F. Davies Illyrian Venture iii. 44 The Nile showed up.., and mahelas with their lateen rig were sailing downstream.

1969 R. Millar Kut i. 9 Townshend..improvised a mock fleet from the few available river steamers and disguised mahailas (small river dhows).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mahaila
释义	mahailan. Brit. /məˈhʌɪlə/, U.S. /məˈhaɪlə/ Forms: 1900s– mahaila, 1900s– mahailah, 1900s– maheila, 1900s– maheileh, 1900s– mahela, 1900s– mahelah, 1900s– mehala. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic muhayla. Etymology: < Iraqi Arabic muhayla (in speech realized with reduced vowel in first syllable), perhaps < mahala to move unhurriedly. A kind of large river sailing boat used in Iraq. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > large, used on rivers picard1338 dahabeeyah1846 mahaila1904 1904 H. V. Geere By Nile & Euphrates vi. 86 On the Shatt el-Arab many varieties of native craft are to be seen, dhows, mehalas. 1916 T. E. Lawrence Home Lett. (1954) 319 The bellam is the passenger boat..and the Mahaila the cargo boat. Mahailas sit on the water like the scooped third of a melon-rind. 1922 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 10/2 They were..waiting for a mahaila to pass on her way upstream. 1952 E. F. Davies Illyrian Venture iii. 44 The Nile showed up.., and mahelas with their lateen rig were sailing downstream. 1969 R. Millar Kut i. 9 Townshend..improvised a mock fleet from the few available river steamers and disguised mahailas (small river dhows). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904
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