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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit शीघ्रता (śīghratā). By surface analysis, शीघ्र (śīghra) + -ता (-tā).
Pronunciation
Noun
शीघ्रता • (śīghratā) f (formal)
- (uncountable) haste, speed, swiftness
- Synonyms: शीघ्रत्व (śīghratva), तेज़ी (tezī), जल्द (jald)
- (countable) hurry
2001, हरीचरन प्रकाश , उपकथा का अंत , 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)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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शीघ्रता
śīghratā
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शीघ्रताएँ
śīghratāẽ
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| oblique
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शीघ्रता
śīghratā
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शीघ्रताओं
śīghratāõ
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शीघ्रता
śīghratā
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शीघ्रताओ
śīghratāo
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References
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
शीघ्र (śīghra) + -ता (-tā)
Pronunciation
Noun
शीघ्रता • (śīghratā) stem, f (Classical Sanskrit)
- 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
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