लघिष्ठ

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

লঘিষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
ᬮᬖᬶᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
লঘিষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
𑰩𑰑𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀮𑀖𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
လဃိၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
લઘિષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
ਲਘਿਸ਼੍ਠ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌲𑌘𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
ꦭꦓꦶꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
𑂪𑂐𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘 (Kaithi script)
ಲಘಿಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
លឃិឞ្ឋ (Khmer script)
ລຆິຩ຺ຐ (Lao script)
ലഘിഷ്ഠ (Malayalam script)
ᠯᠠᢚᡳᢢᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘩𑘑𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙 (Modi script)
ᠯᠠᠺᠾᠢᢔᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧉𑦱𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
𑐮𑐑𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
ଲଘିଷ୍ଠ (Odia script)
ꢭꢕꢶꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
𑆬𑆔𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
𑖩𑖑𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
ලඝිෂ‍්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
𑩽𑩟𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧 (Soyombo script)
𑚥𑚍𑚮𑚶𑚕 (Takri script)
லகி⁴ஷ்ட² (Tamil script)
లఘిష్ఠ (Telugu script)
ลฆิษฺฐ (Thai script)
ལ་གྷི་ཥྛ (Tibetan script)
𑒪𑒒𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
𑨬𑨎𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlágʰištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʷʰ-isth₂-o-s (“smallest, most lightweight”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐλᾰ́χιστος (elắkhistos). By surface analysis, लघु (laghu) +‎ -इष्ठ (-iṣṭha).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐ.ɡʱiʂ.ʈʰɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐ.ɡʱiʂ.ʈʰɐ/

Adjective

लघिष्ठ • (laghiṣṭha) stem

superlative degree of लघु (laghu, “light”); most light or quick, very light or quick

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लघिष्ठ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लघिष्ठः (laghiṣṭhaḥ)	लघिष्ठौ (laghiṣṭhau) लघिष्ठा¹ (laghiṣṭhā¹)	लघिष्ठाः (laghiṣṭhāḥ) लघिष्ठासः¹ (laghiṣṭhāsaḥ¹)
accusative	लघिष्ठम् (laghiṣṭham)	लघिष्ठौ (laghiṣṭhau) लघिष्ठा¹ (laghiṣṭhā¹)	लघिष्ठान् (laghiṣṭhān)
instrumental	लघिष्ठेन (laghiṣṭhena)	लघिष्ठाभ्याम् (laghiṣṭhābhyām)	लघिष्ठैः (laghiṣṭhaiḥ) लघिष्ठेभिः¹ (laghiṣṭhebhiḥ¹)
dative	लघिष्ठाय (laghiṣṭhāya)	लघिष्ठाभ्याम् (laghiṣṭhābhyām)	लघिष्ठेभ्यः (laghiṣṭhebhyaḥ)
ablative	लघिष्ठात् (laghiṣṭhāt)	लघिष्ठाभ्याम् (laghiṣṭhābhyām)	लघिष्ठेभ्यः (laghiṣṭhebhyaḥ)
genitive	लघिष्ठस्य (laghiṣṭhasya)	लघिष्ठयोः (laghiṣṭhayoḥ)	लघिष्ठानाम् (laghiṣṭhānām)
locative	लघिष्ठे (laghiṣṭhe)	लघिष्ठयोः (laghiṣṭhayoḥ)	लघिष्ठेषु (laghiṣṭheṣu)
vocative	लघिष्ठ (laghiṣṭha)	लघिष्ठौ (laghiṣṭhau) लघिष्ठा¹ (laghiṣṭhā¹)	लघिष्ठाः (laghiṣṭhāḥ) लघिष्ठासः¹ (laghiṣṭhāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of लघिष्ठा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लघिष्ठा (laghiṣṭhā)	लघिष्ठे (laghiṣṭhe)	लघिष्ठाः (laghiṣṭhāḥ)
accusative	लघिष्ठाम् (laghiṣṭhām)	लघिष्ठे (laghiṣṭhe)	लघिष्ठाः (laghiṣṭhāḥ)
instrumental	लघिष्ठया (laghiṣṭhayā) लघिष्ठा¹ (laghiṣṭhā¹)	लघिष्ठाभ्याम् (laghiṣṭhābhyām)	लघिष्ठाभिः (laghiṣṭhābhiḥ)
dative	लघिष्ठायै (laghiṣṭhāyai)	लघिष्ठाभ्याम् (laghiṣṭhābhyām)	लघिष्ठाभ्यः (laghiṣṭhābhyaḥ)
ablative	लघिष्ठायाः (laghiṣṭhāyāḥ) लघिष्ठायै² (laghiṣṭhāyai²)	लघिष्ठाभ्याम् (laghiṣṭhābhyām)	लघिष्ठाभ्यः (laghiṣṭhābhyaḥ)
genitive	लघिष्ठायाः (laghiṣṭhāyāḥ) लघिष्ठायै² (laghiṣṭhāyai²)	लघिष्ठयोः (laghiṣṭhayoḥ)	लघिष्ठानाम् (laghiṣṭhānām)
locative	लघिष्ठायाम् (laghiṣṭhāyām)	लघिष्ठयोः (laghiṣṭhayoḥ)	लघिष्ठासु (laghiṣṭhāsu)
vocative	लघिष्ठे (laghiṣṭhe)	लघिष्ठे (laghiṣṭhe)	लघिष्ठाः (laghiṣṭhāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of लघिष्ठ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लघिष्ठम् (laghiṣṭham)	लघिष्ठे (laghiṣṭhe)	लघिष्ठानि (laghiṣṭhāni) लघिष्ठा¹ (laghiṣṭhā¹)
accusative	लघिष्ठम् (laghiṣṭham)	लघिष्ठे (laghiṣṭhe)	लघिष्ठानि (laghiṣṭhāni) लघिष्ठा¹ (laghiṣṭhā¹)
instrumental	लघिष्ठेन (laghiṣṭhena)	लघिष्ठाभ्याम् (laghiṣṭhābhyām)	लघिष्ठैः (laghiṣṭhaiḥ) लघिष्ठेभिः¹ (laghiṣṭhebhiḥ¹)
dative	लघिष्ठाय (laghiṣṭhāya)	लघिष्ठाभ्याम् (laghiṣṭhābhyām)	लघिष्ठेभ्यः (laghiṣṭhebhyaḥ)
ablative	लघिष्ठात् (laghiṣṭhāt)	लघिष्ठाभ्याम् (laghiṣṭhābhyām)	लघिष्ठेभ्यः (laghiṣṭhebhyaḥ)
genitive	लघिष्ठस्य (laghiṣṭhasya)	लघिष्ठयोः (laghiṣṭhayoḥ)	लघिष्ठानाम् (laghiṣṭhānām)
locative	लघिष्ठे (laghiṣṭhe)	लघिष्ठयोः (laghiṣṭhayoḥ)	लघिष्ठेषु (laghiṣṭheṣu)
vocative	लघिष्ठ (laghiṣṭha)	लघिष्ठे (laghiṣṭhe)	लघिष्ठानि (laghiṣṭhāni) लघिष्ठा¹ (laghiṣṭhā¹)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899), “लघिष्ठ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0894.