लाभ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लाभ (lābhá).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑːbʱ/, [läːbʱ]
Noun
लाभ • (lābh) m (Urdu spelling لابھ)
- benefit, advantage
- तुम्हे अवसर का लाभ उठाना चाहिए।
- tumhe avsar kā lābh uṭhānā cāhie.
- You should take advantage of the opportunity.
- profit
- मैंने अपने अनुभव से लाभ उठाया।
- ma͠ine apne anubhav se lābh uṭhāyā.
- I profited from my experience.
- gain
- use
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लाभ lābh |
लाभ lābh |
| oblique | लाभ lābh |
लाभों lābhõ |
| vocative | लाभ lābh |
लाभो lābho |
Synonyms
Antonyms
- हानि (hāni)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाभ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “लाभ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लाभ (lābhá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /labʱ/
Noun
लाभ • (lābh) m
Declension
| Declension of लाभ (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
लाभ lābh | ||
| direct plural |
लाभ lābh | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
लाभ lābh |
लाभ lābh | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
लाभा lābhā |
लाभां- lābhān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
लाभाला lābhālā |
लाभांना lābhānnā | |
| ergative | लाभाने, लाभानं lābhāne, lābhāna |
लाभांनी lābhānnī | |
| instrumental | लाभाशी lābhāśī |
लाभांशी lābhānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
लाभात lābhāt |
लाभांत lābhāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
लाभा lābhā |
लाभांनो lābhānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of लाभ (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
लाभाचा lābhāċā |
लाभाचे lābhāċe |
लाभाची lābhācī |
लाभाच्या lābhācā |
लाभाचे, लाभाचं lābhāċe, lābhāċa |
लाभाची lābhācī |
लाभाच्या lābhācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
लाभांचा lābhānċā |
लाभांचे lābhānċe |
लाभांची lābhāñcī |
लाभांच्या lābhāncā |
लाभांचे, लाभांचं lābhānċe, lābhānċa |
लाभांची lābhāñcī |
लाभांच्या lābhāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लाभ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- লাভ (Assamese script)
- ᬮᬵᬪ (Balinese script)
- লাভ (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰯𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀸𑀪 (Brahmi script)
- လာဘ (Burmese script)
- લાભ (Gujarati script)
- ਲਾਭ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌲𑌾𑌭 (Grantha script)
- ꦭꦴꦨ (Javanese script)
- 𑂪𑂰𑂦 (Kaithi script)
- ಲಾಭ (Kannada script)
- លាភ (Khmer script)
- ລາຠ (Lao script)
- ലാഭ (Malayalam script)
- ᠯᠠ᠊ᠠᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘩𑘰𑘥 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠠᢗᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧉𑧑𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐵𑐨 (Newa script)
- ଲାଭ (Odia script)
- ꢭꢵꢩ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆳𑆨 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖯𑖥 (Siddham script)
- ලාභ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩽𑩛𑩳 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚥𑚭𑚡 (Takri script)
- லாப⁴ (Tamil script)
- లాభ (Telugu script)
- ลาภ (Thai script)
- ལཱ་བྷ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒰𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨬𑨊𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of लभ् (labh, root).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /lɑː.bʱɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /l̪ɑː.bʱɐ/
Noun
लाभ • (lābhá) stem, m
- meeting with, finding
- obtaining, getting, attaining, acquisition, gain, profit
- capture, conquest
- apprehension, perception, knowledge
- (astrology) name of the 11th lunar mansion
Descendants
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लाभः (lābháḥ) | लाभौ (lābhaú) लाभा¹ (lābhā́¹) |
लाभाः (lābhā́ḥ) लाभासः¹ (lābhā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | लाभम् (lābhám) | लाभौ (lābhaú) लाभा¹ (lābhā́¹) |
लाभान् (lābhā́n) |
| instrumental | लाभेन (lābhéna) | लाभाभ्याम् (lābhā́bhyām) | लाभैः (lābhaíḥ) लाभेभिः¹ (lābhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | लाभाय (lābhā́ya) | लाभाभ्याम् (lābhā́bhyām) | लाभेभ्यः (lābhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लाभात् (lābhā́t) | लाभाभ्याम् (lābhā́bhyām) | लाभेभ्यः (lābhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लाभस्य (lābhásya) | लाभयोः (lābháyoḥ) | लाभानाम् (lābhā́nām) |
| locative | लाभे (lābhé) | लाभयोः (lābháyoḥ) | लाभेषु (lābhéṣu) |
| vocative | लाभ (lā́bha) | लाभौ (lā́bhau) लाभा¹ (lā́bhā¹) |
लाभाः (lā́bhāḥ) लाभासः¹ (lā́bhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Borrowed terms
- Bengali: লাভ (labh)
- Indonesian: laba
- Kannada: ಲಾಭ (lābha)
- Malayalam: ലാഭം (lābhaṁ)
- Marathi: लाभ (lābh)
- Tamil: இலாபம் (ilāpam), லாபம் (lāpam)
- Telugu: లాభము (lābhamu)
- Thai: ลาภ (lāp)
- Hindustani:
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “लाभ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 897.