लब्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लब्ध (labdha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ləbd̪ʱ/, [lɐbd̪ʱ]

Adjective

लब्ध • (labdh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لبدھ)

1. obtained, received
2. gained, won, earned
3. (arithmetic) obtained (as a quotient in division)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लब्ध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “लब्ध”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लब्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লব্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬩ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• লব্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰤𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀩𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• လဗ္ဓ (Burmese script)
• લબ્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਬ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦧ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂥𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಬ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• លព្ធ (Khmer script)
• ລພ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• ലബ്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠠᠪᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘤𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᠪᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧄𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐧𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ଲବ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢨ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆧𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖤𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• ලබ‍්ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩲 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚠𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• லப்³த⁴ (Tamil script)
• లబ్ధ (Telugu script)
• ลพฺธ (Thai script)
• ལ་བྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒥𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨠𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From लभ् (labh, “to gain”, root) +‎ -त (-ta, “-ed”), from Proto-Indo-European *lebʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐb.dʱɐ/, [lɐb̚.dʱɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐb.d̪ʱɐ/, [ˈl̪ɐb̚.d̪ʱɐ]

Adjective

लब्ध • (labdha) stem

1. taken, seized, caught, met with, found
2. got at, arrived (as a moment)
3. (arithmetic) obtained (as a quotient in division)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लब्ध (labdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लब्धः labdhaḥ	लब्धौ / लब्धा¹ labdhau / labdhā¹	लब्धाः / लब्धासः¹ labdhāḥ / labdhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	लब्ध labdha	लब्धौ / लब्धा¹ labdhau / labdhā¹	लब्धाः / लब्धासः¹ labdhāḥ / labdhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लब्धम् labdham	लब्धौ / लब्धा¹ labdhau / labdhā¹	लब्धान् labdhān
Instrumental	लब्धेन labdhena	लब्धाभ्याम् labdhābhyām	लब्धैः / लब्धेभिः¹ labdhaiḥ / labdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लब्धाय labdhāya	लब्धाभ्याम् labdhābhyām	लब्धेभ्यः labdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लब्धात् labdhāt	लब्धाभ्याम् labdhābhyām	लब्धेभ्यः labdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लब्धस्य labdhasya	लब्धयोः labdhayoḥ	लब्धानाम् labdhānām
Locative	लब्धे labdhe	लब्धयोः labdhayoḥ	लब्धेषु labdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of लब्धा (labdhā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लब्धा labdhā	लब्धे labdhe	लब्धाः labdhāḥ
Vocative	लब्धे labdhe	लब्धे labdhe	लब्धाः labdhāḥ
Accusative	लब्धाम् labdhām	लब्धे labdhe	लब्धाः labdhāḥ
Instrumental	लब्धया / लब्धा¹ labdhayā / labdhā¹	लब्धाभ्याम् labdhābhyām	लब्धाभिः labdhābhiḥ
Dative	लब्धायै labdhāyai	लब्धाभ्याम् labdhābhyām	लब्धाभ्यः labdhābhyaḥ
Ablative	लब्धायाः / लब्धायै² labdhāyāḥ / labdhāyai²	लब्धाभ्याम् labdhābhyām	लब्धाभ्यः labdhābhyaḥ
Genitive	लब्धायाः / लब्धायै² labdhāyāḥ / labdhāyai²	लब्धयोः labdhayoḥ	लब्धानाम् labdhānām
Locative	लब्धायाम् labdhāyām	लब्धयोः labdhayoḥ	लब्धासु labdhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of लब्ध (labdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लब्धम् labdham	लब्धे labdhe	लब्धानि / लब्धा¹ labdhāni / labdhā¹
Vocative	लब्ध labdha	लब्धे labdhe	लब्धानि / लब्धा¹ labdhāni / labdhā¹
Accusative	लब्धम् labdham	लब्धे labdhe	लब्धानि / लब्धा¹ labdhāni / labdhā¹
Instrumental	लब्धेन labdhena	लब्धाभ्याम् labdhābhyām	लब्धैः / लब्धेभिः¹ labdhaiḥ / labdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लब्धाय labdhāya	लब्धाभ्याम् labdhābhyām	लब्धेभ्यः labdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लब्धात् labdhāt	लब्धाभ्याम् labdhābhyām	लब्धेभ्यः labdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लब्धस्य labdhasya	लब्धयोः labdhayoḥ	लब्धानाम् labdhānām
Locative	लब्धे labdhe	लब्धयोः labdhayoḥ	लब्धेषु labdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀮𑀥 (ladha /⁠laddha⁠/), 𐨫𐨢 (ladha /⁠laddha⁠/)
  • Prakrit: 𑀮𑀤𑁆𑀥 (laddha)
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Sinhalese: ලද (lada)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑀤𑁆𑀥 (laddha)
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Old Punjabi: ਲਧਾ (laddā), ਲਾਧਾ (lādhā)
          • Punjabi: laddhā

            Gurmukhi script: ਲੱਧਾ

            Shahmukhi script: لدّھا

      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi: ladho

          Arabic script: لَڌو

          Devanagari script: लधो

• Pali: laddha
• → Assamese: লব্ধ (lobdho) (learned)
• → Bengali: লব্ধ (lobdho) (learned)
• → Gujarati: લબ્ધ (labdh) (learned)
• → Hindi: लब्ध (labdh) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಲಬ್ಧ (labdha) (learned)
• → Maithili: (learned)

  Devanagari script: लब्ध

  Tirhuta script: 𑒪𑒥𑓂𑒡

• → Malayalam: ലബ്ധം (labdhaṁ) (learned)
• ⇒ Old Marathi: labdhaṇe

  Devanagari script: लब्धणे

  Modi script: 𑘩𑘤𑘿𑘠𑘜𑘹

• → Odia: ଲବ୍ଧ (labdha) (learned)
• → Telugu: లబ్ధము (labdhamu) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “लब्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 896, column 2.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “लब्ध”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “labdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press