लोभ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लोभ (lobha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /loːbʱ/

Noun

लोभ • (lobh) m

1. (formal) greed, greediness, intense desire

   Synonym: लालच (lālac)

Declension

Declension of लोभ (masc cons-stem)

	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

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): /ˈl̪oː.bʱɐ/

Noun

लोभ • (lobha) stem, m

1. perplexity, confusion
2. impatience, eager desire for or longing after, greed
3. 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	¹Vedic

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.