लोभ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लोभ (lobha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /loːbʱ/
Noun
लोभ • (lobh) m
- (formal) greed, greediness, intense desire
- Synonym: लालच (lālac)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लोभ lobh |
लोभ lobh |
| oblique | लोभ lobh |
लोभों lobhõ |
| vocative | लोभ lobh |
लोभो lobho |
Related terms
- लोभी (lobhī)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लोभ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लोभ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “लोभ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लोभ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi लोभ (lobha), from Sanskrit लोभ (lobha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lobʱ/
Noun
लोभ • (lobh) m
Declension
| Declension of लोभ (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
लोभ lōbha | ||
| direct plural |
लोभ lōbha | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
लोभ lōbha |
लोभ lōbha | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
लोभा lōbhaā |
लोभां- lōbhaān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
लोभाला lōbhaālā |
लोभांना lōbhaānnā | |
| ergative | लोभाने, लोभानं lōbhaāne, lōbhaāna |
लोभांनी lōbhaānnī | |
| instrumental | लोभाशी lōbhaāśī |
लोभांशी lōbhaānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
लोभात lōbhaāt |
लोभांत lōbhaāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
लोभा lōbhaā |
लोभांनो lōbhaānno | |
| 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 लोभ (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 |
लोभाचा lōbhaāċā |
लोभाचे lōbhaāċe |
लोभाची lōbhaācī |
लोभाच्या lōbhaācā |
लोभाचे, लोभाचं lōbhaāċe, lōbhaāċa |
लोभाची lōbhaācī |
लोभाच्या lōbhaācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
लोभांचा lōbhaānċā |
लोभांचे lōbhaānċe |
लोभांची lōbhaāñcī |
लोभांच्या lōbhaāncā |
लोभांचे, लोभांचं lōbhaānċe, lōbhaānċa |
लोभांची lōbhaāñcī |
लोभांच्या lōbhaāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Related terms
References
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “लोभ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “लोभ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- লোভ (Assamese script)
- ᬮᭀᬪ (Balinese script)
- লোভ (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰺𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑁄𑀪 (Brahmi script)
- လောဘ (Burmese script)
- લોભ (Gujarati script)
- ਲੋਭ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌲𑍋𑌭 (Grantha script)
- ꦭꦺꦴꦨ (Javanese script)
- 𑂪𑂷𑂦 (Kaithi script)
- ಲೋಭ (Kannada script)
- លោភ (Khmer script)
- ໂລຠ (Lao script)
- ലോഭ (Malayalam script)
- ᠯᠣᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘩𑘻𑘥 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠣᠸᠠᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧉𑧜𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑑀𑐨 (Newa script)
- ଲୋଭ (Odia script)
- ꢭꣂꢩ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆾𑆨 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖺𑖥 (Siddham script)
- ලොභ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩽𑩕𑩳 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚥𑚴𑚡 (Takri script)
- லோப⁴ (Tamil script)
- లోభ (Telugu script)
- โลภ (Thai script)
- ལོ་བྷ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒼𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨬𑨆𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root लुभ् (lubh, “to desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to care, desire”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /lɐw.bʱɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /l̪oː.bʱɐ/
Noun
लोभ • (lobha) stem, m
- perplexity, confusion
- impatience, eager desire for or longing after, greed
- covetousness, cupidity, avarice (personified as a son of puṣṭi or of dambha and māyā)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लोभः (lobhaḥ) | लोभौ (lobhau) लोभा¹ (lobhā¹) |
लोभाः (lobhāḥ) लोभासः¹ (lobhāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | लोभम् (lobham) | लोभौ (lobhau) लोभा¹ (lobhā¹) |
लोभान् (lobhān) |
| instrumental | लोभेन (lobhena) | लोभाभ्याम् (lobhābhyām) | लोभैः (lobhaiḥ) लोभेभिः¹ (lobhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | लोभाय (lobhāya) | लोभाभ्याम् (lobhābhyām) | लोभेभ्यः (lobhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लोभात् (lobhāt) | लोभाभ्याम् (lobhābhyām) | लोभेभ्यः (lobhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लोभस्य (lobhasya) | लोभयोः (lobhayoḥ) | लोभानाम् (lobhānām) |
| locative | लोभे (lobhe) | लोभयोः (lobhayoḥ) | लोभेषु (lobheṣu) |
| vocative | लोभ (lobha) | लोभौ (lobhau) लोभा¹ (lobhā¹) |
लोभाः (lobhāḥ) लोभासः¹ (lobhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- लोभिन् (lobhin)
Descendants
- → Bengali: লোভ (lōbh) (learned)
- → Hindi: लोभ (lobh) (learned)
- → Kannada: ಲೋಭ (lōbha) (learned)
- → Marathi: लोभ (lobh) (learned)
- → Sundanese: loba (“many; much”)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “लोभ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 905.