Arabic edit

Root
ح ي ر (ḥ-y-r)

Verb edit

حَيَّرَ (ḥayyara) II, non-past يُحَيِّرُ‎ (yuḥayyiru)

  1. to baffle, to befuddle, to bewilder, to perplex, to puzzle
  2. to abash, to embarrass, to make insecure

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Maltese: ħajjar

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ح ي ر
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic حَيَّرَ (ḥayyara).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħaj.jar/, [ħaj.jar]
  • (file)

Verb edit

حيّر (ḥayyar) II (present بحيّر (biḥayyer))

  1. to bewilder, to baffle

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of حيّر (ḥayyar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حيّرت (ḥayyart) حيّرت (ḥayyart) حيّر (ḥayyar) حيّرنا (ḥayyarna) حيّرتو (ḥayyartu) حيّرو (ḥayyaru)
f حيّرتي (ḥayyarti) حيّرت (ḥayyarat)
present m بحيّر (baḥayyer) بتحيّر (bitḥayyer) بحيّر (biḥayyer) منحيّر (minḥayyer) بتحيّرو (bitḥayyru) بحيّرو (biḥayyru)
f بتحيّري (bitḥayyri) بتحيّر (bitḥayyer)
subjunctive m احيّر (aḥayyer) تحيّر (tḥayyer) يحيّر (yḥayyer) نحيّر (nḥayyer) تحيّرو (tḥayyru) يحيّرو (yḥayyru)
f تحيّري (tḥayyri) تحيّر (tḥayyer)
imperative m حيّر (ḥayyer) حيّرو (ḥayyru)
f حيّري (ḥayyri)