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 (śīghrá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीघ्रः śīghráḥ	शीघ्रौ / शीघ्रा¹ śīghraú / śīghrā́¹	शीघ्राः / शीघ्रासः¹ śīghrā́ḥ / śīghrā́saḥ¹
Vocative	शीघ्र śī́ghra	शीघ्रौ / शीघ्रा¹ śī́ghrau / śī́ghrā¹	शीघ्राः / शीघ्रासः¹ śī́ghrāḥ / śī́ghrāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शीघ्रम् śīghrám	शीघ्रौ / शीघ्रा¹ śīghraú / śīghrā́¹	शीघ्रान् śīghrā́n
Instrumental	शीघ्रेण śīghréṇa	शीघ्राभ्याम् śīghrā́bhyām	शीघ्रैः / शीघ्रेभिः¹ śīghraíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शीघ्रा (śīghrā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीघ्रा śīghrā́	शीघ्रे śīghré	शीघ्राः śīghrā́ḥ
Vocative	शीघ्रे śī́ghre	शीघ्रे śī́ghre	शीघ्राः śī́ghrāḥ
Accusative	शीघ्राम् śīghrā́m	शीघ्रे śīghré	शीघ्राः śīghrā́ḥ
Instrumental	शीघ्रया / शीघ्रा¹ śīghráyā / śīghrā́¹	शीघ्राभ्याम् śīghrā́bhyām	शीघ्राभिः śīghrā́bhiḥ
Dative	शीघ्रायै śīghrā́yai	शीघ्राभ्याम् śīghrā́bhyām	शीघ्राभ्यः śīghrā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	शीघ्रायाः / शीघ्रायै² śīghrā́yāḥ / śīghrā́yai²	शीघ्राभ्याम् śīghrā́bhyām	शीघ्राभ्यः śīghrā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	शीघ्रायाः / शीघ्रायै² śīghrā́yāḥ / śīghrā́yai²	शीघ्रयोः śīghráyoḥ	शीघ्राणाम् śīghrā́ṇām
Locative	शीघ्रायाम् śīghrā́yām	शीघ्रयोः śīghráyoḥ	शीघ्रासु śīghrā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शीघ्र (śīghrá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीघ्रम् śīghrám	शीघ्रे śīghré	शीघ्राणि / शीघ्रा¹ śīghrā́ṇi / śīghrā́¹
Vocative	शीघ्र śī́ghra	शीघ्रे śī́ghre	शीघ्राणि / शीघ्रा¹ śī́ghrāṇi / śī́ghrā¹
Accusative	शीघ्रम् śīghrám	शीघ्रे śīghré	शीघ्राणि / शीघ्रा¹ śīghrā́ṇi / śīghrā́¹
Instrumental	शीघ्रेण śīghréṇa	शीघ्राभ्याम् śīghrā́bhyām	शीघ्रैः / शीघ्रेभिः¹ śīghraíḥ / 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
Notes	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 (śīghra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीघ्रः śīghraḥ	शीघ्रौ / शीघ्रा¹ śīghrau / śīghrā¹	शीघ्राः / शीघ्रासः¹ śīghrāḥ / śīghrāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शीघ्र śīghra	शीघ्रौ / शीघ्रा¹ śīghrau / śīghrā¹	शीघ्राः / शीघ्रासः¹ śīghrāḥ / śīghrāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शीघ्रम् śīghram	शीघ्रौ / शीघ्रा¹ śīghrau / śīghrā¹	शीघ्रान् śīghrān
Instrumental	शीघ्रेण śīghreṇa	शीघ्राभ्याम् śīghrābhyām	शीघ्रैः / शीघ्रेभिः¹ śīghraiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of शीघ्र (śīghra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीघ्रम् śīghram	शीघ्रे śīghre	शीघ्राणि / शीघ्रा¹ śīghrāṇi / śīghrā¹
Vocative	शीघ्र śīghra	शीघ्रे śīghre	शीघ्राणि / शीघ्रा¹ śīghrāṇi / śīghrā¹
Accusative	शीघ्रम् śīghram	शीघ्रे śīghre	शीघ्राणि / शीघ्रा¹ śīghrāṇi / śīghrā¹
Instrumental	शीघ्रेण śīghreṇa	शीघ्राभ्याम् śīghrābhyām	शीघ्रैः / शीघ्रेभिः¹ śīghraiḥ / 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
Notes	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)