Hoorain: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
حورین
حُورٌ عِينٌ
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Hoorain (حورین, Arabic حُورٌ عِينٌ) is most often explained as “fair, wide-eyed ones of paradise”. It comes from the Arabic root ح و ر. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ح و ر.
- Meaning
- fair, wide-eyed ones of paradise
- معنی
- جنت کی بڑی آنکھوں والی حوریں
Meaning disputed
Joined from the Quranic phrase ḥūr ʿīn (e.g. 44:54). In Arabic this is a plural description, not one word, so as a girl's name it is a modern coinage.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- hoo-rainAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ح و ر
- Other spellings
- Hurain · Hoorein
- Themes
- Beauty