ਲੋਭ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लोभ (lobha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [loː˦.bə̆]

Noun

ਲੋਭ • (lobhm (Shahmukhi spelling لوبھ)

  1. greed, covetousness
  2. (Sikhism) lobh

Declension

Declension of ਲੋਭ
singular plural
direct ਲੋਭ (lobh) ਲੋਭ (lobh)
oblique ਲੋਭ (lobh) ਲੋਭਾਂ (lobhā̃)
vocative ਲੋਭਾ (lobhā) ਲੋਭੋ (lobho)
ablative ਲੋਭੋਂ (lobhõ)
locative ਲੋਭੇ (lobhe) ਲੋਭੀਂ (lobhī̃)
instrumental ਲੋਭੇ (lobhe) ਲੋਭੀਂ (lobhī̃)

References

  • ਲੋਭ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲੋਭ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.