houri
Meaning of houri
noun
a beautiful young woman, especially one of the virgin companions of the faithful in the Muslim Paradise.
mid 18th century: from French, from Persian ḥūrī, from Arabic ḥūr, plural of 'aḥwar ‘having eyes with a marked contrast of black and white’.
Information about houri
- It is a name.
- The plural form of houri is: houris.
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Hyphenation of houri
houri
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- houri is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
houri synonyms
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Words that rhyme with houri
Mercouri, amphigouri, matagouri, louri, takrouri, Missouri, missouri
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