Houri
[hoo r-ee, houuh r-ee, hou-uh-ree] /ˈhʊər i, ˈhaʊər i, ˈhaʊ ə ri/
noun, plural houris.
1.
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
/ˈhʊərɪ/
noun (pl) -ris
1.
(in Muslim belief) any of the nymphs of Paradise
2.
any alluring woman
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.
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