'Houri' is a word borrowed from Persian 'ḥūrī'. The word entered the English language some time around 1737.
houri [noun] [1737]
- one of the beautiful maidens that in Muslim belief live with the blessed in paradise
- a voluptuously beautiful young woman
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Etymology: French, from Persian 'hūri' from Arabic 'ḥūrīya'
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