shīghra adv (a) soon: वह ~ लौट आयेगा he will come back --; ~ से ~ very soon; यथासम्भव ~ as soon as possible; ~ या देर से sooner or later. (b) immediately: इमका उत्तर ~ दीजिएगा please reply to it --. [syn. जल्दी, तुरंत]