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): /l̪ɐb.d̪ʱɐ/, [l̪ɐb̚.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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लब्धः (labdhaḥ)	लब्धौ (labdhau) लब्धा¹ (labdhā¹)	लब्धाः (labdhāḥ) लब्धासः¹ (labdhāsaḥ¹)
vocative	लब्ध (labdha)	लब्धौ (labdhau) लब्धा¹ (labdhā¹)	लब्धाः (labdhāḥ) लब्धासः¹ (labdhāsaḥ¹)
accusative	लब्धम् (labdham)	लब्धौ (labdhau) लब्धा¹ (labdhā¹)	लब्धान् (labdhān)
instrumental	लब्धेन (labdhena)	लब्धाभ्याम् (labdhābhyām)	लब्धैः (labdhaiḥ) लब्धेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of लब्धा

	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 (labdhayā) लब्धा¹ (labdhā¹)	लब्धाभ्याम् (labdhābhyām)	लब्धाभिः (labdhābhiḥ)
dative	लब्धायै (labdhāyai)	लब्धाभ्याम् (labdhābhyām)	लब्धाभ्यः (labdhābhyaḥ)
ablative	लब्धायाः (labdhāyāḥ) लब्धायै² (labdhāyai²)	लब्धाभ्याम् (labdhābhyām)	लब्धाभ्यः (labdhābhyaḥ)
genitive	लब्धायाः (labdhāyāḥ) लब्धायै² (labdhāyai²)	लब्धयोः (labdhayoḥ)	लब्धानाम् (labdhānām)
locative	लब्धायाम् (labdhāyām)	लब्धयोः (labdhayoḥ)	लब्धासु (labdhāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of लब्ध

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लब्धम् (labdham)	लब्धे (labdhe)	लब्धानि (labdhāni) लब्धा¹ (labdhā¹)
vocative	लब्ध (labdha)	लब्धे (labdhe)	लब्धानि (labdhāni) लब्धा¹ (labdhā¹)
accusative	लब्धम् (labdham)	लब्धे (labdhe)	लब्धानि (labdhāni) लब्धा¹ (labdhā¹)
instrumental	लब्धेन (labdhena)	लब्धाभ्याम् (labdhābhyām)	लब्धैः (labdhaiḥ) लब्धेभिः¹ (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)

• 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