शागिर्द (shaagird)
noun
A single sense: a disciple or apprentice learning a craft, trade, or art under a master. Persian loanword, common in traditional guru-shagird contexts.
Sense
1
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disciple, apprentice, pupil (of a craft/art/trade master)
noun, masculine/feminine
Synonyms: चेला (chelaa), शिष्य (shishy, formal), विद्यार्थी (vidyaarthii, scope: student more generally)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word comes straight from Persian and carries the flavor of the ustaad-shagird (ustaad-shaagird) tradition -- the old apprenticeship model in Hindustani classical music, dance, cooking, and crafts, where a student lives and trains closely under one master for years. It sits alongside गुरु-शिष्य (guru-shishy), the more Sanskritic/spiritual version of the same idea; शागिर्द (shaagird) leans toward the Mughal-courtly, artisanal, and musical world rather than temple or ashram settings.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use शागिर्द (shaagird) interchangeably with छात्र (chhaatr, 'student') -- but शागिर्द (shaagird) is specifically for someone learning a skill, craft, or art hands-on under a master (ustaad, ustaad), like music, cooking, or a trade, not a school pupil. 2) The relationship word उस्ताद-शागिर्द (ustaad-shaagird, 'master-disciple') is a fixed pairing; using शागिर्द (shaagird) alone without this master-apprentice frame in mind can sound oddly formal or old-fashioned in casual speech.
Sample Sentences:
वह एक मशहूर सितार वादक का शागिर्द है।
He is the disciple of a famous sitar player.
(vah ek mashahoor sitaar vaadak kaa shaagird hai।)
उस्ताद ने अपने शागिर्दों को बरसों तक तालीम दी।
The master trained his disciples for years.
(ustaad ne apne shaagirdon ko barson tak taaliim dii।)
वह रोज़ सुबह अपने उस्ताद के घर जाकर रियाज़ करता है, क्योंकि वह उनका शागिर्द है।
He goes to his master's house every morning to practice, because he is his disciple.
(vah roz subah apne ustaad ke ghar jaakar riyaaz kartaa hai, kyonki vah unkaa shaagird hai।)
मेरा शागिर्द बन जा, मैं तुझे यह हुनर सिखाऊँगा।
Become my disciple, I will teach you this craft.
(meraa shaagird ban jaa, main tujhe yah hunar sikhaaoongaa।)
काश मैं भी किसी बड़े कलाकार का शागिर्द होता।
I wish I too were the disciple of some great artist.
(kaash main bhii kisii bade kalaakaar kaa shaagird hotaa।)
अगर वह उस्ताद ज़िंदा होते, तो मैं ज़रूर उनका शागिर्द बनता।
If that master were alive, I would certainly have become his disciple.
(agar vah ustaad zindaa hote, to main zaroor unkaa shaagird bantaa।)
क्या तुम उस्ताद के शागिर्द बनना चाहते हो?
Do you want to become the master's disciple?
(kyaa tum ustaad ke shaagird bannaa chaahte ho?)
उस्ताद ने घोषणा की कि उनका सबसे काबिल शागिर्द अगली महफ़िल में गाएगा।
The master announced that his most capable disciple would sing at the next gathering.
(ustaad ne ghoshnaa kii ki unkaa sabse kaabil shaagird aglii mahfil men gaaegaa।)
पुराने ज़माने में शागिर्द अपने उस्ताद के घर में ही रहकर हुनर सीखते थे।
In olden times, disciples would live in their master's house itself while learning the craft.
(puraane zamaane men shaagird apne ustaad ke ghar men hii rahkar hunar siikhte the।)
इस दरगाह के कव्वालों को उनके उस्ताद का सच्चा शागिर्द माना जाता है।
The qawwals of this shrine are considered the true disciples of their master.
(is dargaah ke kavvaalon ko unke ustaad kaa sachchaa shaagird maanaa jaataa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m/f.direct):
शागिर्द
(shaagird)
(sg.m/f.oblique):
शागिर्द
(shaagird)
(pl.m/f.direct):
शागिर्दें
(shaagirden)
(pl.m/f.oblique):
शागिर्दों
(shaagirdon)