शीघ्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃiːɡʱ.ɾᵊ/

Adverb

शीघ्र • (śīghra)

soon, immediately, presently
Synonyms: जल्दी (jaldī), जल्द (jald)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɕiɡʱ.ɾə/

Adjective

शीघ्र • (śīghra) (indeclinable)

quick, speedy, swift
Synonym: जलद (jalad)

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

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

शी॒घ्र • (śīghrá) stem

quick, rapid, speedy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शी॒घ्र
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शी॒घ्रः (śīghráḥ)	शी॒घ्रौ (śīghráu) शी॒घ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹)	शी॒घ्राः (śīghrā́ḥ) शी॒घ्रासः॑¹ (śīghrā́saḥ¹)
accusative	शी॒घ्रम् (śīghrám)	शी॒घ्रौ (śīghráu) शी॒घ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹)	शी॒घ्रान् (śīghrā́n)
instrumental	शी॒घ्रेण॑ (śīghréṇa)	शी॒घ्राभ्या॑म् (śīghrā́bhyām)	शी॒घ्रैः (śīghráiḥ) शी॒घ्रेभिः॑¹ (śīghrébhiḥ¹)
dative	शी॒घ्राय॑ (śīghrā́ya)	शी॒घ्राभ्या॑म् (śīghrā́bhyām)	शी॒घ्रेभ्यः॑ (śīghrébhyaḥ)
ablative	शी॒घ्रात् (śīghrā́t)	शी॒घ्राभ्या॑म् (śīghrā́bhyām)	शी॒घ्रेभ्यः॑ (śīghrébhyaḥ)
genitive	शी॒घ्रस्य॑ (śīghrásya)	शी॒घ्रयोः॑ (śīghráyoḥ)	शी॒घ्राणा॑म् (śīghrā́ṇām)
locative	शी॒घ्रे (śīghré)	शी॒घ्रयोः॑ (śīghráyoḥ)	शी॒घ्रेषु॑ (śīghréṣu)
vocative	शीघ्र॑ (śī́ghra)	शीघ्रौ॑ (śī́ghrau) शीघ्रा॑¹ (śī́ghrā¹)	शीघ्राः॑ (śī́ghrāḥ) शीघ्रा॑सः¹ (śī́ghrāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शी॒घ्रा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शी॒घ्रा (śīghrā́)	शी॒घ्रे (śīghré)	शी॒घ्राः (śīghrā́ḥ)
accusative	शी॒घ्राम् (śīghrā́m)	शी॒घ्रे (śīghré)	शी॒घ्राः (śīghrā́ḥ)
instrumental	शी॒घ्रया॑ (śīghráyā) शी॒घ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹)	शी॒घ्राभ्या॑म् (śīghrā́bhyām)	शी॒घ्राभिः॑ (śīghrā́bhiḥ)
dative	शी॒घ्रायै॑ (śīghrā́yai)	शी॒घ्राभ्या॑म् (śīghrā́bhyām)	शी॒घ्राभ्यः॑ (śīghrā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	शी॒घ्रायाः॑ (śīghrā́yāḥ) शी॒घ्रायै॑² (śīghrā́yai²)	शी॒घ्राभ्या॑म् (śīghrā́bhyām)	शी॒घ्राभ्यः॑ (śīghrā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	शी॒घ्रायाः॑ (śīghrā́yāḥ) शी॒घ्रायै॑² (śīghrā́yai²)	शी॒घ्रयोः॑ (śīghráyoḥ)	शी॒घ्राणा॑म् (śīghrā́ṇām)
locative	शी॒घ्राया॑म् (śīghrā́yām)	शी॒घ्रयोः॑ (śīghráyoḥ)	शी॒घ्रासु॑ (śīghrā́su)
vocative	शीघ्रे॑ (śī́ghre)	शीघ्रे॑ (śī́ghre)	शीघ्राः॑ (śī́ghrāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शी॒घ्र
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शी॒घ्रम् (śīghrám)	शी॒घ्रे (śīghré)	शी॒घ्राणि॑ (śīghrā́ṇi) शी॒घ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹)
accusative	शी॒घ्रम् (śīghrám)	शी॒घ्रे (śīghré)	शी॒घ्राणि॑ (śīghrā́ṇi) शी॒घ्रा¹ (śīghrā́¹)
instrumental	शी॒घ्रेण॑ (śīghréṇa)	शी॒घ्राभ्या॑म् (śīghrā́bhyām)	शी॒घ्रैः (śīghráiḥ) शी॒घ्रेभिः॑¹ (śīghrébhiḥ¹)
dative	शी॒घ्राय॑ (śīghrā́ya)	शी॒घ्राभ्या॑म् (śīghrā́bhyām)	शी॒घ्रेभ्यः॑ (śīghrébhyaḥ)
ablative	शी॒घ्रात् (śīghrā́t)	शी॒घ्राभ्या॑म् (śīghrā́bhyām)	शी॒घ्रेभ्यः॑ (śīghrébhyaḥ)
genitive	शी॒घ्रस्य॑ (śīghrásya)	शी॒घ्रयोः॑ (śīghráyoḥ)	शी॒घ्राणा॑म् (śīghrā́ṇām)
locative	शी॒घ्रे (śīghré)	शी॒घ्रयोः॑ (śīghráyoḥ)	शी॒घ्रेषु॑ (śīghréṣu)
vocative	शीघ्र॑ (śī́ghra)	शीघ्रे॑ (śī́ghre)	शीघ्रा॑णि (śī́ghrāṇi) शीघ्रा॑¹ (śī́ghrā¹)

¹Vedic

Noun

शीघ्र • (śīghra) stem, m or n

m a name
1. of a son of अग्नि-वर्ण (agni-varṇa)
2. of वायु (vāyú, “wind”)
3. of a river
n (astronomy) conjunction
n the root of Andropogon muricatus

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शीघ्र
	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

Neuter a-stem declension of शीघ्र
	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. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303: “*k̂eigh- ‘fast’”

[1] 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

[2] Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303: “*k̂eigh- ‘fast’”

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