حورية الماء

Arabic

Etymology

حُورِيَّة (ḥūriyya, houri) + مَاء (māʔ, water), literally houri of the water.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħuː.rij.ja‿l.maːʔ/

Noun

حُورِيَّة الْمَاء • (ḥūriyyat al-māʔ) f (plural حُورِيَّات الْمَاء (ḥūriyyāt al-māʔ))

  1. mermaid
    Synonyms: خَيَلَان (ḵayalān), ابْنَة الْبَحْر (ʔibnat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر (ḥūriyyat al-baḥr), عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر (ʕarūsat al-baḥr)

Declension

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