houri
houri · houris
гурия
Huri
A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithfulA beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
UK/ˈhʊəɹi/US/ˈhʊɹ.i/
Meaning
2 sensesA beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
Huri
гу́рияgúrija
(broadly)Any voluptuous, beautiful woman.
a voluptuously beautiful young woman
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
(Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin:
Origin
From French houri, from Persian حوری (hurî), from Arabic حُورِيّ (ḥūriyy) and Arabic حُورِFrom French houri, from Persian حوری (hurî), from Arabic حُورِيّ (ḥūriyy) and Arabic حُورِيَّة (ḥūriyya), adjective and feminine singulative of حُور (ḥūr) from Classical Arabic حُورٌ عِينٌ (ḥūrun ʕīnun, “fair maidens, black-eyed ones”). See أَحْوَر m (ʔaḥwar), حَوْرَاء f (ḥawrāʔ) for the base adjective.
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