حير

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Arabic

Root
ح ي ر (ḥ y r)
10 terms

Verb

حَيَّرَ (ḥayyara) II (non-past يُحَيِّرُ (yuḥayyiru), verbal noun تَحْيِير (taḥyīr))

  1. to baffle, to befuddle, to bewilder, to perplex, to puzzle
  2. to abash, to embarrass, to make insecure

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Maltese: ħajjar

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ي ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَيَّرَ (ḥayyara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaj.jar/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Verb

حيّر (ḥayyar) II (present بحيّر (biḥayyer))

  1. to bewilder, to baffle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of حيّر (ḥayyar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حيّرت (ḥayyart) حيّرت (ḥayyart) حيّر (ḥayyar) حيّرنا (ḥayyarna) حيّرتو (ḥayyartu) حيّرو (ḥayyaru)
f حيّرتي (ḥayyarti) حيّرت (ḥayyarat)
present m بحيّر (baḥayyer) بتحيّر (bitḥayyer) بحيّر (biḥayyer) منحيّر (minḥayyer) بتحيّرو (bitḥayyru) بحيّرو (biḥayyru)
f بتحيّري (bitḥayyri) بتحيّر (bitḥayyer)
subjunctive m احيّر (aḥayyer) تحيّر (tḥayyer) يحيّر (yḥayyer) نحيّر (nḥayyer) تحيّرو (tḥayyru) يحيّرو (yḥayyru)
f تحيّري (tḥayyri) تحيّر (tḥayyer)
imperative m حيّر (ḥayyer) حيّرو (ḥayyru)
f حيّري (ḥayyri)