शीघ्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃiːɡʱ.ɾᵊ/

Adverb

शीघ्र • (śīghra)

1. soon, immediately, presently

   Synonyms: जल्दी (jaldī), जल्द (jald)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕiɡʱ.ɾə/

Adjective

शीघ्र • (śīghra) (indeclinable)

1. quick, speedy, swift

   Synonym: जलद (jalad)

Adverb

शीघ्र • (śīghra)

1. 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”), Old Armenian սէգ (sēg), Russian сигать (sigatʹ, “to jump”), Old English hīgian (whence English hie).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕiːɡʱ.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕiːɡʱ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

शीघ्र • (śīghrá) stem

1. quick, rapid, speedy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शीघ्र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शीघ्रः (śīghraḥ)	शीघ्रौ (śīghrau) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹)	शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ) शीघ्रासः¹ (śīghrāsaḥ¹)
vocative	शीघ्र (śīghra)	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)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शीघ्रा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शीघ्रा (śīghrā)	शीघ्रे (śīghre)	शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ)
vocative	शीघ्रे (śīghre)	शीघ्रे (śīghre)	शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ)
accusative	शीघ्राम् (śīghrām)	शीघ्रे (śīghre)	शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ)
instrumental	शीघ्रया (śīghrayā) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹)	शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrābhyām)	शीघ्राभिः (śīghrābhiḥ)
dative	शीघ्रायै (śīghrāyai)	शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrābhyām)	शीघ्राभ्यः (śīghrābhyaḥ)
ablative	शीघ्रायाः (śīghrāyāḥ) शीघ्रायै² (śīghrāyai²)	शीघ्राभ्याम् (śīghrābhyām)	शीघ्राभ्यः (śīghrābhyaḥ)
genitive	शीघ्रायाः (śīghrāyāḥ) शीघ्रायै² (śīghrāyai²)	शीघ्रयोः (śīghrayoḥ)	शीघ्राणाम् (śīghrāṇām)
locative	शीघ्रायाम् (śīghrāyām)	शीघ्रयोः (śīghrayoḥ)	शीघ्रासु (śīghrāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शीघ्र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शीघ्रम् (śīghram)	शीघ्रे (śīghre)	शीघ्राणि (śīghrāṇi) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹)
vocative	शीघ्र (śīghra)	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)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

शीघ्र • (śīghra) stem, m or n

1. m a name
   1. of a son of अग्नि-वर्ण (agni-varṇa)
   2. of वायु (vāyú, “wind”)
   3. of a river
2. n (astronomy) conjunction
3. 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)
vocative	शीघ्र (śīghra)	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)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of शीघ्र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शीघ्रम् (śīghram)	शीघ्रे (śīghre)	शीघ्राणि (śīghrāṇi) शीघ्रा¹ (śīghrā¹)
vocative	शीघ्र (śīghra)	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)

• 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)