حیرت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْرَة (ḥayra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [haj.ɾat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häj.ɾät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häj.ɾät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.ɾät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.ɾät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hejɹæt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häj.ɾät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	hayrat
Dari reading?	hayrat
Iranian reading?	heyrat
Tajik reading?	hayrat

Noun

حیرت • (heyrat)

1. astonishment; amazement; surprise

   Synonyms: شگفتی (šegefti), تعجب (ta'ajjob), بهت (boht)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: हैरत (hairat)

  Urdu: حیرت (hairat)

• → Ottoman Turkish: حیرت
  • Turkish: hayret
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਹੈਰਤ (hairat)

  Shahmukhi script: حیرت (hairat)