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houri

Meaningblack-eyed

Common meaning: a nymph of Paradise

Journey through time

  1. Arabichawra‘having fine black eyes’source
  2. Persianmeaning shiftshaving fine black eyes → a virgin of Paradisehuri‘a virgin of Paradise’source
  3. Englishhouri‘a nymph of Paradise’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Arabic hawra ‘black-eyed’.

Roots

  • hawra Arabic “black-eyed”

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