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Where does “حور” come from?

حور (Arabic) comes from Arabic حُور, from Arabic حُورٌ عِينٌ — fair maidens, black-eyed ones.

حور (Arabic): to be intensely white; to make return; to alter,...

Definitions

  1. to be intensely white; to make return; to alter,...

Ancestry of “حور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحُور—
2Arabicحُورٌ عِينٌfair maidens, black-eyed ones

Words derived from “حور”

  • huri
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