Where does “حورية” come from?

حورية (Arabic) comes from Arabic ـَة — feminine marker, also used to mark language names...

حورية (Arabic): maiden celestial, heavenly, houri

Definitions

  1. maiden celestial, heavenly, houri

Ancestry of “حورية”, step by step

حورية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ـَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـَةfeminine marker, also used to mark language names...

via Arabic حُورِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحُورِيّ
Every word from Arabic ـَة
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