Shogird

Shogird is a noun in Hindustani languages, including Urdu and Hindi, meaning a student, apprentice, or disciple. It refers to someone who learns under a master or teacher, and it can apply to academic, artistic, craft, or religious instruction. The term often carries a sense of mentorship or reverence and is common in everyday speech, literature, and media.

Etymology and forms: Shogird derives from a Persian influence on Urdu and Hindi. Spelling variants include shagird or shāgird, and in Roman script it is frequently written as shogird. Pronunciation in transliteration is commonly approximated as [ˈʃoːɡɪrd].

Usage: In conversation, people may say “mera shogird” to mean “my student.” It can be used affectionately or respectfully by a mentor, elder, or teacher. In literature, poetry, and film, the term evokes a traditional master–disciple relationship or the idea of apprenticeship, though modern usage can also be more casual or metaphorical.

Cultural context: The concept reflects enduring patronage and transmission of knowledge within South Asian and Persianate cultural spheres, where learning often occurs through a direct relationship between teacher and student across various arts, crafts, and spiritual disciplines.

See also: Student, Pupil, Disciple, Apprenticeship.