Dahab

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proper noun

A town in South Sinai governorate, Egypt.

Similar
Catachrysea
OriginEgyptian Arabic دهب ← Arabic ذَهَب →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Dehab

  1. A town in South Sinai governorate, Egypt.

    Synonyms: Catachrysea

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA town in South Sinai governorate, Egypt.

Similar
Catachrysea

Origin

  1. Arabicذَهَب“gold”
  2. Egyptian Arabicدهب
  3. EnglishDahab

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic دهب (dahab, literally “gold”), from Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab, “gold”).

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Translations

Arabic ذَهَب
  • ذَهَب (ḏahab)town in South Sinai
German Dahab
  • Dahabtown in South Sinai
Hebrew דַהַבּ
  • דַהַבּ (dahab)town in South Sinai
Latin Catachrysea
  • Catachryseatown in South Sinai

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dhaba
Cite this entry
APA

Dahab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dahab

MLA

“Dahab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dahab. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dahab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dahab.

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