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

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi लोभ (lobha), from Sanskrit लोभ (lobha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lobʱ/

Noun

लोभ • (lobh) m

1. greed, intense desire, avarice

   Synonyms: हाव (hāv), लालसा (lālsā) (formal)

Declension

Declension of लोभ (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	लोभ lōbha
direct plural	लोभ lōbha
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	लोभ lōbha		लोभ lōbha
oblique सामान्यरूप	लोभा lōbhaā		लोभां- lōbhaān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	लोभाला lōbhaālā		लोभांना lōbhaānnā
ergative	लोभाने, लोभानं lōbhaāne, lōbhaāna		लोभांनी lōbhaānnī
instrumental	लोभाशी lōbhaāśī		लोभांशी lōbhaānśī
locative सप्तमी	लोभात lōbhaāt		लोभांत lōbhaāt
vocative संबोधन	लोभा lōbhaā		लोभांनो lōbhaānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of लोभ (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	लोभाचा lōbhaāċā	लोभाचे lōbhaāċe	लोभाची lōbhaācī	लोभाच्या lōbhaācā	लोभाचे, लोभाचं lōbhaāċe, lōbhaāċa	लोभाची lōbhaācī	लोभाच्या lōbhaācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	लोभांचा lōbhaānċā	लोभांचे lōbhaānċe	लोभांची lōbhaāñcī	लोभांच्या lōbhaāncā	लोभांचे, लोभांचं lōbhaānċe, lōbhaānċa	लोभांची lōbhaāñcī	लोभांच्या lōbhaāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Related terms

• लोभी (lobhī)
• लोभीपणा (lobhīpṇā)

References

• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “लोभ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “लोभ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

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

• → Bengali: লোভ (lōbh) (learned)
• → Hindi: लोभ (lobh) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಲೋಭ (lōbha) (learned)
• → Marathi: लोभ (lobh) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “लोभ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 905.