स्वर्गीय (svargiiy)
adjective
An adjective meaning 'late' or 'deceased' (literally 'heavenly'), used respectfully before the name of someone who has died. It relates to स्वर्ग (svarg, heaven).
Sense
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late, deceased (honorific)
adjective
Synonyms: मरहूम (marahoom, used mainly for Muslims), दिवंगत (divangat, formal/written)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll see स्वर्गीय (svargiiy) on wedding invitations, obituaries, and formal introductions, placed right before the name of a deceased parent or grandparent as a mark of respect, literally casting them as having gone to स्वर्ग (svarg, heaven). It carries a gentle, honoring tone rather than a clinical one, so it feels warmer than साधारण words for 'dead.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use स्वर्गीय (svargiiy) as a general word for 'dead' -- it is specifically an honorific placed before a deceased person's name or title (e.g. स्वर्गीय श्री शर्मा (svargiiy shrii sharmaa, 'the late Mr. Sharma')), not a description of a corpse or of death in general (मरा हुआ (maraa huaa) or मृत (mrit) cover that). 2) It is not used for animals or objects, only for people being spoken of with respect.
Sample Sentences:
यह निमंत्रण स्वर्गीय श्री रमेश चंद्र जी की स्मृति में है।
This invitation is in memory of the late Shri Ramesh Chandra ji.
(yah nimantran svargiiy shrii ramesh chandr jii kii smriti men hai।)
मेरी स्वर्गीय दादी हमेशा सुबह जल्दी उठती थीं।
My late grandmother always used to wake up early in the morning.
(merii svargiiy daadii hameshaa subah jaldii uthtii thiin।)
शादी के कार्ड पर स्वर्गीय पिता जी का नाम बड़े आदर से लिखा गया है।
On the wedding card, the late father's name has been written with great respect.
(shaadii ke kaard par svargiiy pitaa jii kaa naam bade aadar se likhaa gayaa hai।)
क्या आप स्वर्गीय शर्मा जी को जानते थे?
Did you know the late Sharma ji?
(kyaa aap svargiiy sharmaa jii ko jaante the?)
काश स्वर्गीय माँ आज हमारे साथ यह दिन देख पातीं।
If only my late mother could have seen this day with us today.
(kaash svargiiy maan aaj hamaare saath yah din dekh paatiin।)
समारोह की शुरुआत स्वर्गीय गुरु जी को श्रद्धांजलि के साथ की जाएगी।
The ceremony will begin with a tribute to the late guru ji.
(samaaroh kii shuruaat svargiiy guru jii ko shraddhaanjli ke saath kii jaaegii।)
परिचय देते समय उसने कहा, "ये मेरे स्वर्गीय दादा जी की तस्वीर है।"
While introducing it, he said, "This is a picture of my late grandfather."
(parichay dete samay usne kahaa, "ye mere svargiiy daadaa jii kii tasviir hai।")
स्वर्गीय नेता जी की जयंती पर हर साल यह मेला लगता है।
This fair is held every year on the late leader's birth anniversary.
(svargiiy netaa jii kii jayantii par har saal yah melaa lagtaa hai।)
अगर स्वर्गीय पति होते, तो वे बेटी की शादी में जरूर आते।
If her late husband were alive, he would surely have come to his daughter's wedding.
(agar svargiiy pati hote, to ve betii kii shaadii men jaroor aate।)
स्वर्गीय दादी जी की याद में हर दीवाली पर दीया जलाया जाता है।
A lamp is lit every Diwali in memory of the late grandmother.
(svargiiy daadii jii kii yaad men har diivaalii par diiyaa jalaayaa jaataa hai।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
स्वर्गीय
(svargiiy)