be confused, be dismayed, waver

, [sec. pers. حِرْتَ,] aor. يَحَارُ, (S, A, Mgh, Msb, K,) and some say يَحِيرُ, but this is a mistake, (MF,) inf. n. حَيْرَةٌ (S, A, Mgh, K) and حَيَرٌ (S, Msb, K) and حَيْرٌ and حَيَرَانٌ, (K,) He was, or became, dazzled by a thing at which he looked, (T, Msb, K,) so that he turned away his eyes from it: this is the primary signification: (T, Msb:) and so ↓ تحيّر (A, * Mgh, * K) and ↓ استحار, (K,) and حاربَصَرُهُ (A, * TA) and بصره ↓ تحيّر. (Mgh, and S and A and K in art. قمر, &c.) ― -b2- And hence, (T, Msb,) He was, or became, confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; (T, Msb, K, * TA;) as also ↓ تحيّر (Msb, K) and ↓ استحار. (K.) And حار, (S, A,) or حار فِى أَمْرِهِ, (Msb,) i. q. فى امره ↓ تحيّر [He was, or became, confounded, &c., in his affair, or case]. (S, A.) And [حار (see its part. n. حَايأِرٌ) and] ↓ تحيّر [and ↓ استحار] He erred, or lost his way. (TA.) ― -b3- Also, said of water, (A, Msb, K,) and ↓ تحيّر (S, A, K) and ↓ استحار, (A, K,) (tropical:) It became collected, (S, A, K,) and stayed, (A,) or went round, (S, K, *) or went to and fro, or fluctuated, (Msb, K,) in a place, as though it knew not which way to run. (A.) ― -b4- See also 5.

He, or it, caused him to become confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course. (S, * Msb, KL.) ― -b2- [Accord. to Golius, as on the authority of the KL, حيّر, said of water, means (assumed tropical:) It was whirled round in an eddy: but to have this meaning, which I do not find in my copy of the KL, the verb should be حُيِّرَ.]

[He, or it, caused a thing to descend easily down the throat: or it transmitted food to the stomach: see 10: and see also 4 in art. حور]. (S and K voce مِشْفَرٌ, q. v.)

: see 1, in six places. ― -b2- Also (tropical:) It (a cloud) continued without motion, pouring forth its rain, and not being driven by the wind: (IAar:) or went not in any direction: (K:) [and so ↓ استحار: see مُتَحَيِّرٌ.] ― -b3- Also (assumed tropical:) It continued; said of time; (TA;) and in like manner it is said of a man. (MF.) And بِهِ ↓ حِيرُوا [if not a mistranscription for تَحَيَّرُوا] occurs as meaning (assumed tropical:) Remain ye therein; referring to a place. (TA.) And بِمَكَانٍ ↓ استحار (assumed tropical:) He alighted and abode some days in a place. (TA.) ― -b4- تحيّر بِالمَآءَ (tropical:) It (a place, S, K, and land, TA) became full of water; as also ↓ استحار. (S, K, TA.) ― -b5- تحيّرت الجَفْنَةُ (tropical:) The bowl became full of grease and food; (K, TA;) like as a watering-trough or tank becomes full of water. (TA.) ― -b6- See also what follows.

see 1, in four places: ― -b2- and 5, in three places. ― -b3- استحار الشَّبَابُ (S, IB, A, K) and ↓ تحيّر (K) (tropical:) The sap [or vigour] of youth (مَآءُ الشَّبَابِ) flowed: (IB:) or became complete, and filled the body of a woman: (A:) or completely occupied the body: (K:) or filled it to the utmost: (TA:) or collected, and flowed to and fro, in the body of a woman. (As, S.) -A2- اسْتُحِيرَ الشَّرَابُ The beverage, or wine, was made to descend easily down the throat. (S.)

[An enclosure] like a حَظِيرَة: or a place of pasturage in which it is prohibited to the public to pasture their beasts. (S, K.) ― -b2- See also حَايأِرٌ. -A2- حَيْرَمَا [erroneously written by Golius حَارَمَا] i. q. رُبَّمَا. (K.)

and حِيرٍ بِيرٍ, like حُورٍ بُورٍ; (K;) i. e. Verily he is in a bad state, and a state of perdition: or in error. (TA.) [See also art. حور.]

: see what next follows.

(IAar, K) and ↓ حَيَرٌ (IB, K) Much property, or many cattle; and a numerous family: (K:) and أَنْعَامٌ حِيَرَاتٌ many cattle. (TA.) كَانَ حِيَرًا [app. for كان ذَا حِيَرٍ] is expl. by Th as meaning He was a possessor of much property, and of a numerous household and family. (TA.) ― -b2- حِيَرَ دَهْرٍ: see حَيْرِىَّ الدَّهْرِ.

: see art. حور.

The land became green with plants or herbage, (K,) by reason of much collecting and continuance of water therein. (TA.)

Made in the town of El-Heereh: applied to a sword, and a camel's saddle. (TA.) And A kind of leathern housings, made in El-Heereh, with which camels' saddles are ornamented. (TA.) -A2- حَارِىَّ دَهْرٍ and حَارِىَّ الدَّهْرِ: see what next follows.