HOURI


Meaning of HOURI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhu̇r-ē, ˈhü-rē ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Persian hūri, from Arabic ḥūrīya

Date: 1737

1. : one of the beautiful maidens that in Muslim belief live with the blessed in paradise

2. : a voluptuously beautiful young woman

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.