mudhifn.

Brit.

/mʊˈdiːf/, U.S.

/məˈdif/,

/mʊˈdif/

Forms: 1800s mothif, 1900s– mudhif, 1900s– mudif. Also with capital initial.

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

Etymology: < Arabic muḍīf, either lit. ‘host’ (elliptically for dār (or bayt) al-muḍīf house (or apartment) of the host), or perhaps colloquial form or pronunciation of maḍīf place for staying as a guest, both ultimately < ḍāfa to stay as a guest.

In Iraq: a guest house; a reception room; (spec. among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq) such a building or room constructed of woven reeds.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun]

harbourc1150

gesteningc1200

wickingc1275

guestinga1300

harbourya1300

harbergery1303

hostela1325

harbergagec1386

housinga1400

easement?a1425

lodging1454

hostryingec1470

harbourage1570

hospitage1611

accommodationa1616

commodation1725

lodgement1805

up-putting1815

hutmenta1857

up-put1866

mudhif1888

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. xxi. 588 I was soon called out by Mufarrij to the guest-hall, mothîf.

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. xxii. 594 Mufarrij called me to the Mothîf gallery, where a supper dish was set before me.

1920 G. Bell Let. 4 Jan. (1927) II. xviii. 476 On either side of the hearth, against the reed walls of the Mudhif, a row of brocade covered cushions for us to sit on.

1957 G. Maxwell Reed shaken by Wind ii. 22 This entrance is low at one of the two flat ends, and in the great majority of mudhifs it is also the only entrance for light.

1964 W. Thesiger Marsh Arabs ii. 15 These mudhifs were more than guest houses; they were the audience chambers where the sheikhs sat morning and evening, running their estates and settling disputes.

1982 MERIP Rep. No. 102. 4 Resident tribal sayyids..used their mudif..as a sort of mosque.

1996 New Yorker 17 June 64/2 The reeds used to construct a mudhif grew..abundantly in the Marshes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mudhif
释义	mudhifn. Brit. /mʊˈdiːf/, U.S. /məˈdif/, /mʊˈdif/ Forms: 1800s mothif, 1900s– mudhif, 1900s– mudif. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic muḍīf. Etymology: < Arabic muḍīf, either lit. ‘host’ (elliptically for dār (or bayt) al-muḍīf house (or apartment) of the host), or perhaps colloquial form or pronunciation of maḍīf place for staying as a guest, both ultimately < ḍāfa to stay as a guest. In Iraq: a guest house; a reception room; (spec. among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq) such a building or room constructed of woven reeds. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] harbourc1150 gesteningc1200 wickingc1275 guestinga1300 harbourya1300 harbergery1303 hostela1325 harbergagec1386 housinga1400 easement?a1425 lodging1454 hostryingec1470 harbourage1570 hospitage1611 accommodationa1616 commodation1725 lodgement1805 up-putting1815 hutmenta1857 up-put1866 mudhif1888 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. xxi. 588 I was soon called out by Mufarrij to the guest-hall, mothîf. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. xxii. 594 Mufarrij called me to the Mothîf gallery, where a supper dish was set before me. 1920 G. Bell Let. 4 Jan. (1927) II. xviii. 476 On either side of the hearth, against the reed walls of the Mudhif, a row of brocade covered cushions for us to sit on. 1957 G. Maxwell Reed shaken by Wind ii. 22 This entrance is low at one of the two flat ends, and in the great majority of mudhifs it is also the only entrance for light. 1964 W. Thesiger Marsh Arabs ii. 15 These mudhifs were more than guest houses; they were the audience chambers where the sheikhs sat morning and evening, running their estates and settling disputes. 1982 MERIP Rep. No. 102. 4 Resident tribal sayyids..used their mudif..as a sort of mosque. 1996 New Yorker 17 June 64/2 The reeds used to construct a mudhif grew..abundantly in the Marshes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888
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