Kheima
/หkeษชmษ/noun
A traditional tent used by Bedouins and other nomadic peoples of North Africa and the Middle East.
Did you know?Arabic khaymah is connected with the root kh-y-m, associated with pitching a tent and staying in one, linking shelter with the idea of dwelling or enduring.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ุฎูููู ูุฉ (khaymah)
โTent or shelter made for dwellingโ
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
ุฎูููู ู (khayama)
โTo pitch a tent or remain in a tentโ
19th Century
English
khaima
โA tent used by Arab or North African nomadsโ
20th Century
English
kheima
โA large traditional Bedouin tentโ
Modern English
English
kheima
โA traditional tent associated especially with Bedouin cultureโ