शीघ्र
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃiːɡʱ.ɾᵊ/
Adverb
शीघ्र • (śīghra)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕiɡʱ.ɾə/
Adjective
शीघ्र • (śīghra) (indeclinable)
Adverb
शीघ्र • (śīghra)
- quickly, immediately, soon
- Synonyms: लवकर (lavkar), पटकन (paṭkan)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शीघ्र”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শীঘ্ৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬷᬖ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
- শীঘ্র (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰱𑰑𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀻𑀖𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ၐီဃြ (Burmese script)
- શીઘ્ર (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ੀਘ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍀𑌘𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦷꦓꦿ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂲𑂐𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಶೀಘ್ರ (Kannada script)
- ឝីឃ្រ (Khmer script)
- ຨີຆ຺ຣ (Lao script)
- ശീഘ്ര (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡳᡳᢚᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘲𑘑𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠢᠢᠺᠾᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧓𑦱𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐷𑐑𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଶୀଘ୍ର (Odia script)
- ꢯꢷꢕ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆵𑆔𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖱𑖑𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ශීඝ්ර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩑𑩛𑩟 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚯𑚍𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
- ஶீக்⁴ர (Tamil script)
- శీఘ్ర (Telugu script)
- ศีฆฺร (Thai script)
- ཤཱི་གྷྲ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒲𑒒𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨁𑨊𑨎𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śiHgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćiHgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeygʰ- (“fast”). Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬰𐬘- (sizj-, “to be fast”),[1] Old Armenian սէգ (sēg), Russian сигать (sigatʹ, “to jump”), Old English hīgian (whence English hie).[2]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕiːɡʱ.ɾɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕiːɡʱ.ɾɐ/
Adjective
शीघ्र • (śīghrá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शीघ्रः (śīghráḥ) | शीघ्रौ (śīghraú) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹) |
शीघ्राः (śīghrā́ḥ) शीघ्रासः¹ (śīghrā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | शीघ्रम् (śīghrám) | शीघ्रौ (śīghraú) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹) |
शीघ्रान् (śīghrā́n) |
| instrumental | शीघ्रेण (śīghréṇa) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrā́bhyām) | शीघ्रैः (śīghraíḥ) शीघ्रेभिः¹ (śīghrébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शीघ्राय (śīghrā́ya) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrā́bhyām) | शीघ्रेभ्यः (śīghrébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शीघ्रात् (śīghrā́t) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrā́bhyām) | शीघ्रेभ्यः (śīghrébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शीघ्रस्य (śīghrásya) | शीघ्रयोः (śīghráyoḥ) | शीघ्राणाम् (śīghrā́ṇām) |
| locative | शीघ्रे (śīghré) | शीघ्रयोः (śīghráyoḥ) | शीघ्रेषु (śīghréṣu) |
| vocative | शीघ्र (śī́ghra) | शीघ्रौ (śī́ghrau) शीघ्रा¹ (śī́ghrā¹) |
शीघ्राः (śī́ghrāḥ) शीघ्रासः¹ (śī́ghrāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शीघ्रा (śīghrā́) | शीघ्रे (śīghré) | शीघ्राः (śīghrā́ḥ) |
| accusative | शीघ्राम् (śīghrā́m) | शीघ्रे (śīghré) | शीघ्राः (śīghrā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | शीघ्रया (śīghráyā) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹) |
शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrā́bhyām) | शीघ्राभिः (śīghrā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | शीघ्रायै (śīghrā́yai) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrā́bhyām) | शीघ्राभ्यः (śīghrā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शीघ्रायाः (śīghrā́yāḥ) शीघ्रायै² (śīghrā́yai²) |
शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrā́bhyām) | शीघ्राभ्यः (śīghrā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शीघ्रायाः (śīghrā́yāḥ) शीघ्रायै² (śīghrā́yai²) |
शीघ्रयोः (śīghráyoḥ) | शीघ्राणाम् (śīghrā́ṇām) |
| locative | शीघ्रायाम् (śīghrā́yām) | शीघ्रयोः (śīghráyoḥ) | शीघ्रासु (śīghrā́su) |
| vocative | शीघ्रे (śī́ghre) | शीघ्रे (śī́ghre) | शीघ्राः (śī́ghrāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शीघ्रम् (śīghrám) | शीघ्रे (śīghré) | शीघ्राणि (śīghrā́ṇi) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹) |
| accusative | शीघ्रम् (śīghrám) | शीघ्रे (śīghré) | शीघ्राणि (śīghrā́ṇi) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹) |
| instrumental | शीघ्रेण (śīghréṇa) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrā́bhyām) | शीघ्रैः (śīghraíḥ) शीघ्रेभिः¹ (śīghrébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शीघ्राय (śīghrā́ya) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrā́bhyām) | शीघ्रेभ्यः (śīghrébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शीघ्रात् (śīghrā́t) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrā́bhyām) | शीघ्रेभ्यः (śīghrébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शीघ्रस्य (śīghrásya) | शीघ्रयोः (śīghráyoḥ) | शीघ्राणाम् (śīghrā́ṇām) |
| locative | शीघ्रे (śīghré) | शीघ्रयोः (śīghráyoḥ) | शीघ्रेषु (śīghréṣu) |
| vocative | शीघ्र (śī́ghra) | शीघ्रे (śī́ghre) | शीघ्राणि (śī́ghrāṇi) शीघ्रा¹ (śī́ghrā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
शीघ्र • (śīghra) stem, m or n
- m a name
- n (astronomy) conjunction
- n the root of Andropogon muricatus
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शीघ्रः (śīghraḥ) | शीघ्रौ (śīghrau) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹) |
शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ) शीघ्रासः¹ (śīghrāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | शीघ्रम् (śīghram) | शीघ्रौ (śīghrau) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹) |
शीघ्रान् (śīghrān) |
| instrumental | शीघ्रेण (śīghreṇa) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrābhyām) | शीघ्रैः (śīghraiḥ) शीघ्रेभिः¹ (śīghrebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शीघ्राय (śīghrāya) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrābhyām) | शीघ्रेभ्यः (śīghrebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शीघ्रात् (śīghrāt) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrābhyām) | शीघ्रेभ्यः (śīghrebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शीघ्रस्य (śīghrasya) | शीघ्रयोः (śīghrayoḥ) | शीघ्राणाम् (śīghrāṇām) |
| locative | शीघ्रे (śīghre) | शीघ्रयोः (śīghrayoḥ) | शीघ्रेषु (śīghreṣu) |
| vocative | शीघ्र (śīghra) | शीघ्रौ (śīghrau) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹) |
शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ) शीघ्रासः¹ (śīghrāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शीघ्रम् (śīghram) | शीघ्रे (śīghre) | शीघ्राणि (śīghrāṇi) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹) |
| accusative | शीघ्रम् (śīghram) | शीघ्रे (śīghre) | शीघ्राणि (śīghrāṇi) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹) |
| instrumental | शीघ्रेण (śīghreṇa) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrābhyām) | शीघ्रैः (śīghraiḥ) शीघ्रेभिः¹ (śīghrebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शीघ्राय (śīghrāya) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrābhyām) | शीघ्रेभ्यः (śīghrebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शीघ्रात् (śīghrāt) | शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrābhyām) | शीघ्रेभ्यः (śīghrebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शीघ्रस्य (śīghrasya) | शीघ्रयोः (śīghrayoḥ) | शीघ्राणाम् (śīghrāṇām) |
| locative | शीघ्रे (śīghre) | शीघ्रयोः (śīghrayoḥ) | शीघ्रेषु (śīghreṣu) |
| vocative | शीघ्र (śīghra) | शीघ्रे (śīghre) | शीघ्राणि (śīghrāṇi) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Bengali: শীঘ্র (śighro)
- → Bengali: শিগ্গির (śiggir) (semi-learned)
- → Hindi: शीघ्र (śīghra)
- → Kannada: ಶೀಘ್ರ (śīghra)
- → Malay: segera
- Indonesian: segera
- → Marathi: शीघ्र (śīghra)
- → Odia: ଶୀଘ୍ର (śighra)
- → Tagalog: sigla
- → Telugu: శీఘ్రము (śīghramu)
- → Tamil: சீக்கிரம் (cīkkiram)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “śīghrá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 642–643
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 303: “*k̂eigh- ‘fast’”