houris
i, ˈhaʊər noun, plural hou·ris.
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
Origin:
1730–40; < French < Persian hūrī < Arabic ḥūr plural of ḥaurāʾ gazelle-eyed (woman)
1730–40; < French < Persian hūrī < Arabic ḥūr plural of ḥaurāʾ gazelle-eyed (woman)
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| —n , pl -ris | |
| 1. | (in Muslim belief) any of the nymphs of Paradise |
| 2. | any alluring woman |
| [C18: from French, from Persian hūri, from Arabic hūr, plural of haurā' woman with dark eyes] | |
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houri
"nymph of Muslim paradise," 1737, from Fr. houri (1654), from Pers. huri "nymph in Paradise," from Ar. haura "to be beautifully dark-eyed," like a gazelle.
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