हैरान
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian حیران (hayrān), from Arabic حَيْران (ḥayrān, “confused, bewildered, perplexed, startled, dismayed”). Related to हैरत (hairat).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editहैरान • (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