houri

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

  1. A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
  2. (broadly) Any voluptuous, beautiful woman.

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Tariamas kaip (IPA)
/ˈhʊəɹi/
Etimologija (Anglų k.)

From French houri, from Persian حوری (hurî), from Arabic حُورِيّ (ḥūriyy) and Arabic حُورِيَّة (ḥūriyya), adjective and feminine singulative of حُور (ḥūr) from Classical Arabic حُورٌ عِينٌ (ḥūrun ʕīnun, “fair maidens, black-eyed ones”). See أَحْوَر m (ʔaḥwar), حَوْرَاء f (ḥawrāʔ) for the base adjective.

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