حیرت

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْرَة (ḥayra).

Pronunciation

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
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਹੈਰਤ (hairat)
    Shahmukhi script: حیرت (hairat)