| 释义 |
▪ I. ‖ taboot1|taːˈbuːt|
Also tabut.
[Hindi, a. Arab. tābūt coffin, box, Ark of the Covenant.]
A sacred box or coffin; spec. a box, representing the tomb of Husain, which is carried in procession through the streets during the Muslim festival of Muharram.
1622in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1622–3 (1908) 94 This daye is heere aryved Sultan (Khus) roues taboots [sic] from Brampore, (which to-) morrowe is to bee dispeeded to H(elobass?) there to bee intered by his mother. 1862Mrs. J. B. Speid Our Last Yrs. in India 230 Taboots, or tazzias, the representation of Hosain's mausoleum at Kurbulla. 1879L. Pelly Miracle Play of Hasan & Husain p. xvii, Against the side of the Imambarrah, directed towards Mecca, is set the tabut. 1891Daily News 9 Sept. 5/4 Immense sums of money are spent upon the taboots..that, carried in these processions, are broken to pieces and buried at the end of the ceremony. 1958G. E. von Grunebaum Muhammedan Festivals v. 89 The ta‘ziya, or Passion play..became the real climax of the Shî‘ite Tenth of Muharram celebrations. The stage requires few properties besides a large tabut (coffin),..and Husain's arms and banner. 1975Indian Express 15 Jan. 5/1 Taboot processions with music will be allowed only on the last day of the Moharrum.
▪ II. ‖ taboot2|ˈtaːbuːt|
Also tabut.
[Arab., abbrev. of tābūt raf‘ al-miyāh Archimedes screw, or of tābūt al-sāqiya scoop wheel: see prec. entry.]
A form of water-wheel used in Egypt.
1836E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians II. 25 There is a third machine, called taboot, used for the irrigation of lands in the northern part of Egypt. 1841J. Kitto Phys. Hist. Palestine vii. p. ccxcvii, Another machine used for the irrigation of lands, when it is only necessary to raise the water a few feet..is called the Taboot. 1877Encycl. Brit. VII. 708/1 The táboot..differs from the sákiyeh principally in having a hollow wheel instead of the wheel with pots. 1924Countries of World III. 1757/1 The primitive but still effective apparatus known as the ‘sakieh’, the ‘shaduf’, and the ‘tabut’. |