लोभ
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /loːbʱ/
Declension
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
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”).
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
| Masculine a-stem declension of लोभ (lobha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लोभः lobhaḥ |
लोभौ / लोभा¹ lobhau / lobhā¹ |
लोभाः / लोभासः¹ lobhāḥ / lobhāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | लोभ lobha |
लोभौ / लोभा¹ lobhau / lobhā¹ |
लोभाः / लोभासः¹ lobhāḥ / lobhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | लोभम् lobham |
लोभौ / लोभा¹ lobhau / lobhā¹ |
लोभान् lobhān |
| Instrumental | लोभेन lobhena |
लोभाभ्याम् lobhābhyām |
लोभैः / लोभेभिः¹ lobhaiḥ / 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 |
| Notes |
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Derived terms
- लोभिन् (lobhin)
Descendants
- → Hindi: लोभ (lobh) (learned)
- → Bengali: লোভ (lōbh) (learned)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “लोभ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 905.
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