लम्भ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ləmbʱ/, [lɐ̃mbʱ]

Noun

लम्भ • (lambh) m

1. Alternative form of लंभ (lambh)

Declension

Declension of लम्भ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लम्भ lambh	लम्भ lambh
oblique	लम्भ lambh	लम्भों lambhõ
vocative	लम्भ lambh	लम्भो lambho

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লম্ভ (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬫ᭄ᬪ (Balinese script)
• লম্ভ (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰦𑰿𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀫𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• လမ္ဘ (Burmese script)
• લમ્ભ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਮ੍ਭ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌭 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦩ꧀ꦨ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂧𑂹𑂦 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಮ್ಭ (Kannada script)
• លម្ភ (Khmer script)
• ລມ຺ຠ (Lao script)
• ലമ്ഭ (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠠᠮᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘦𑘿𑘥 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᠮᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧆𑧠𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐩𑑂𑐨 (Newa script)
• ଲମ୍ଭ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢪ꣄ꢩ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆩𑇀𑆨 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖦𑖿𑖥 (Siddham script)
• ලම‍්භ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩴 𑪙𑩳 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚢𑚶𑚡 (Takri script)
• லம்ப⁴ (Tamil script)
• లమ్భ (Telugu script)
• ลมฺภ (Thai script)
• ལ་མྦྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒧𑓂𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨢𑩇𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root लभ् (labh).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐm.bʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐm.bʱɐ/

Noun

लम्भ • (lambha) stem, m

1. finding, attainment, gain
2. meeting with
3. recovery, recapture
4. capture (of a fortress)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लम्भ (lambha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लम्भः lambhaḥ	लम्भौ / लम्भा¹ lambhau / lambhā¹	लम्भाः / लम्भासः¹ lambhāḥ / lambhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	लम्भ lambha	लम्भौ / लम्भा¹ lambhau / lambhā¹	लम्भाः / लम्भासः¹ lambhāḥ / lambhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लम्भम् lambham	लम्भौ / लम्भा¹ lambhau / lambhā¹	लम्भान् lambhān
Instrumental	लम्भेन lambhena	लम्भाभ्याम् lambhābhyām	लम्भैः / लम्भेभिः¹ lambhaiḥ / lambhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लम्भाय lambhāya	लम्भाभ्याम् lambhābhyām	लम्भेभ्यः lambhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लम्भात् lambhāt	लम्भाभ्याम् lambhābhyām	लम्भेभ्यः lambhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लम्भस्य lambhasya	लम्भयोः lambhayoḥ	लम्भानाम् lambhānām
Locative	लम्भे lambhe	लम्भयोः lambhayoḥ	लम्भेषु lambheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• आलम्भ (ālambha)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑀁𑀪 (laṃbha)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: [script needed] (lã̄bhũ)
• → Hindi: आलंभ (ālambh) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “लम्भ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 153, column 2.