हैरान
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian حیران (hayrān), from Arabic حَيْران (ḥayrān, “confused, bewildered, perplexed, startled, dismayed”). Related to हैरत (hairat).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
हैरान • (hairān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling حیران)
- surprised, flabbergasted, amazed, awed, speechless, confused, baffled, confounded
- troubled or fed up (of hard work, difficulties, or problems)
- trouble, annoy, irritate
Derived terms edit
- हैरान करना (hairān karnā)
- हैरान होना (hairān honā)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हैरान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press