Khaima
/ˈkaɪ.mə/noun
A traditional tent used by nomadic peoples of North Africa and the Middle East.
Did you know?The name of the Persian poet Omar Khayyam is traditionally connected with the Arabic occupational word for a tent-maker, from the same tent-related root associated with khaima.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
خَيْمَة (khayma)
“A tent or tent-dwelling”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
خَيَّام (khayyām)
“A tent-maker; the occupational form associated with the name Khayyam”
19th Century
English
khaima
“A tent used by nomadic Arab or North African peoples”
Modern English
English
khaima
“A traditional nomadic tent, especially in North Africa”