houri

Significado (Inglês)

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

Conceitos

huri

houri

Sinônimos

nymph

Traduções

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hoeri

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nymphe

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nimfa

ninfa

hurí

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cennet perisi

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Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈhʊəɹi/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.