单词 | mahmal |
释义 | mahmaln. Islam. An ornately decorated unoccupied palanquin, borne by a camel, and formerly sent by royalty to represent themselves on the annual pilgrimage to Mecca; esp. that of the Egyptian royal family. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > conveyance carried by person or animal > [noun] > litter > on camel kajawah1634 mahmal1678 1678 M. D. tr. J. M. Wansleben Present State Egypt 208 After this Crowd came the Cloth with which they cover Mahomets tomb, which they call in Arabick, Il Mahmel. It was carried upon a camel-painted yellow... This Mahmel was made like a Bed..all covered with Flowers and Arabick characters. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 126 After these Horses came the Mahmal. This is a large Pavillion of black silk, pitch'd upon the back of a very great Camel, and spreading it's Curtains all round about the Beast down to the ground. 1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians II. xi. 182 The Mahh′mil is borne by a fine tall camel, which is generally indulged with exemption from every kind of labour during the remainder of its life. 1885 T. P. Hughes Dict. Islam 307/1 The Wahhābīs prohibited the maḥmal as an object of vain pomp. 1991 Encycl. Islam (new ed.) VI. 45/1 At the end of 1952, the Egyptian maḥmal, the last still in service, was suppressed by a governmental decision. The camel which carried it..stayed resting all the year,..waiting for the ceremonies in default of journeys. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1678 |
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