हैरान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حیران (hayrān), from Arabic حَيْران (ḥayrān, “confused, bewildered, perplexed, startled, dismayed”). Related to हैरत (hairat).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɛː.ɾɑːn/, [ɦɛː.ɾä̃ːn]

Adjective

हैरान • (hairān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling حیران)

1. surprised, flabbergasted, amazed, awed, speechless, confused, baffled, confounded

   Synonyms: आश्चर्य (āścarya), स्तब्ध (stabdh), चकित (cakit), दंग (daṅg), भौचक्का (bhaucakkā)

   इतनी बड़ी गाड़ी देखकर मैं हैरान हो गया।

   itnī baṛī gāṛī dekhkar ma͠i hairān ho gayā.

   I was awed by the size of the car.

2. troubled or fed up (of hard work, difficulties, or problems)

   Synonyms: व्याकुल (vyākul), विकल (vikal)

3. trouble, annoy, irritate

   Synonyms: परेशान (pareśān), व्यग्र (vyagra), तंग (taṅg)

Derived terms

• हैरान करना (hairān karnā)
• हैरान होना (hairān honā)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हैरान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press