1. Plural of almah; in historical and anthropological contexts, a term referring to Egyptian dancing girls or entertainers, particularly in 19th-century travel literature.
Usage: archaic; historical; often used in colonial-era travel writing

Examples

• The travel memoir described the almahs performing at the Cairo marketplace.
• 19th-century accounts often featured almahs as exotic entertainers in Egyptian society.
• The orientalist paintings depicted almahs in traditional costume.
• Colonial writers frequently documented the almahs of Alexandria in their journals.