ਹੂਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حور (hûr), from Arabic حُور (ḥūr), plural of أَحْوَر (ʔaḥwar, “having milk-white skin”). .

Noun

ਹੂਰ • (hūr) f (Shahmukhi spelling حور)

  1. houri (beautiful nymph)
  2. (figurative) beauty (beautiful woman)

Further reading
  • “ਹੂਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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