शीघ्रता

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit शीघ्रता (śīghratā). By surface analysis, शीघ्र (śīghra) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃiːɡʱ.ɾə.t̪ɑː/, [ʃiːɡʱ.ɾɐ.t̪äː]

Noun

शीघ्रता • (śīghratā) f (formal)

1. (uncountable) haste, speed, swiftness

   Synonyms: शीघ्रत्व (śīghratva), तेज़ी (tezī), जल्द (jald)

2. (countable) hurry
   • 2001, हरीचरन प्रकाश [Hari Charan Prakash], उपकथा का अंत [End of episode]‎^[1], Panchkula: Aadhar Prakashan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 199, →ISBN:

     फिर सुबह की शीघ्रताओं से निपटकर वह अंग्रेज़ी अखबार पढ़ने बैठे।

     phir subah kī śīghratāõ se nipaṭkar vah aṅgrezī akhbār paṛhne baiṭhe.

     Then after being freed from the hurries of morning, he sat for reading English newspaper.

Declension

Declension of शीघ्रता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शीघ्रता śīghratā	शीघ्रताएँ śīghratāẽ
oblique	शीघ्रता śīghratā	शीघ्रताओं śīghratāõ
vocative	शीघ्रता śīghratā	शीघ्रताओ śīghratāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शीघ्रता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4759
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शीघ्रता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 951

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শীঘ্ৰতা (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬷᬖ᭄ᬭᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• শীঘ্রতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰱𑰑𑰿𑰨𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀻𑀖𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ၐီဃြတာ (Burmese script)
• શીઘ્રતા (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੀਘ੍ਰਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍀𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦷꦓꦿꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂲𑂐𑂹𑂩𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಶೀಘ್ರತಾ (Kannada script)
• ឝីឃ្រតា (Khmer script)
• ຨີຆ຺ຣຕາ (Lao script)
• ശീഘ്രതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡳᡳᢚᡵᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘲𑘑𑘿𑘨𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠢᠢᠺᠾᠷᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧓𑦱𑧠𑧈𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐷𑐑𑑂𑐬𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଶୀଘ୍ରତା (Odia script)
• ꢯꢷꢕ꣄ꢬꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆵𑆔𑇀𑆫𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖱𑖑𑖿𑖨𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ශීඝ්‍රතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩑𑩛𑩟 𑪙𑩼𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚯𑚍𑚶𑚤𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஶீக்⁴ரதா (Tamil script)
• శీఘ్రతా (Telugu script)
• ศีฆฺรตา (Thai script)
• ཤཱི་གྷྲ་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒲𑒒𑓂𑒩𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨁𑨊𑨎𑩇𑨫𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

शीघ्र (śīghra) +‎ -ता (-tā)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕiːɡʱ.ɾɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

शीघ्रता • (śīghratā) stem, f (Classical Sanskrit)

1. quickness, speed, rapidity, fastness, swiftness

   Synonym: शीघ्रत्व (śīghratva)

   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 5.58.28:

     बलं वीर्यं च तेजश्च शीघ्रता लघुहस्तता । अविषादश्च धैर्यं च पार्थान्नान्यत्र विद्यते ॥

     balaṃ vīryaṃ ca tejaśca śīghratā laghuhastatā . aviṣādaśca dhairyaṃ ca pārthānnānyatra vidyate .

     Power, manliness, energy, swiftness, ready-handedness, cheerfulness and patience are not seen anywhere other than in Arjuna.

   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 14.73.17.1:

     तस्य तां शीघ्रताम्ईक्ष्य तुतोषातीव वीर्यवान् ।

     tasya tāṃ śīghratāmīkṣya tutoṣātīva vīryavān .

     Having seen his swiftness, the strong man was extremely satisfied.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of शीघ्रता (śīghratā)
	Singular
Nominative	शीघ्रता śīghratā
Vocative	शीघ्रते śīghrate
Accusative	शीघ्रताम् śīghratām
Instrumental	शीघ्रतया śīghratayā
Dative	शीघ्रतायै śīghratāyai
Ablative	शीघ्रतायाः śīghratāyāḥ
Genitive	शीघ्रतायाः śīghratāyāḥ
Locative	शीघ्रतायाम् śīghratāyām

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शीघ्रता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1077.