houri
pronunciation
How to pronounce houri in British English:
UK ['hʊərɪ]
How to pronounce houri in American English:
US ['hurɪ]
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- Noun:
- a voluptuously beautiful young woman
- (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
Word Origin
- houri (n.)
- "nymph of Muslim paradise," 1737, from French houri (1650s), from Persian huri "nymph in Paradise," from Arabic haura "to be beautifully dark-eyed," like a gazelle + -i, Persian formative element denoting the singular.
Example
- 1. Do you realize for the last houri 've been trying to save your life ?
- 2. After waiting for half an houri concluded that he wouldn 't come at all .