Etymology of the English word houri
the English word
houriderived from the French word
houriderived from the Persian word
huriderived from the Arabic word
hurderived from the Arabic word
haura'derived from the Persian word
ḥuriderived from the Classical Arabic word
ḥūrderived from the Arabic word
ḥuriyaderived from the Arabic word
ḥurderived from the Arabic word
'aḥwaruderived from the Arabic word
ḥawra'uderived from the Arabic word
ḥawra'Date
The earliest known usage of houri in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
