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हैराण

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian حیران (hayrān), from Arabic حَيْران (ḥayrān, confused, bewildered). Compare Gujarati હેરાન (herān), Hindustani حَیران (hairān) / हैरान (hairān), Sindhi حَيرَانُ / हैरानु, Punjabi ਹੈਰਾਨ (hairān) / حیران (ḥerān), Bengali হয়রান (hoẏoran), Phalura hairaán / حئیران.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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हैराण (hairāṇ)

  1. harassed, perturbed, annoyed, distressed

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हैराण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हैराण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “हैराण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).