हैरान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian حیران‎ (heyrân), from Arabic حَيْران‎ (ḥayrān, “confused, bewildered, perplexed, startled, dismayed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɛː.ɾɑːn/

Adjective

हैरान • (hairān)

  1. surprised, flabbergasted, amazed, awed, speechless, confused, baffled, confounded
    • 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.
    Synonyms: आश्चर्य (āścarya), स्तब्ध (stabdh), चकित (cakit), दंग (daṅg), भौचक्का (bhaucakkā)
  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)
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