HOURI


Meaning of HOURI in English

noun

or hu·ri ˈhürē, ˈhu̇rē, ˈhau̇rē, -ri

( -s )

Etymology: French houri, from Persian hūri, from Arabic ḥūrīyah, singular of ḥūr (in ḥūr al-'ayn fair black-eyed women)

1. : one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty that in Muslim belief live with the blessed in paradise

2. : a voluptuously beautiful young woman

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