ਲੋਭ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लोभ (lobha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loː˦.bə̆]

Noun

ਲੋਭ • (lobh) m (Shahmukhi spelling لوبھ)

1. greed, covetousness
2. (Sikhism) lobh

Declension

Declension of ਲੋਭ

	singular	plural
direct	ਲੋਭ (lobh)	ਲੋਭ (lobh)
oblique	ਲੋਭ (lobh)	ਲੋਭਾਂ (lobhā̃)
vocative	ਲੋਭਾ (lobhā)	ਲੋਭੋ (lobho)
ablative	ਲੋਭੋਂ (lobhõ)	—
locative	ਲੋਭੇ (lobhe)	ਲੋਭੀਂ (lobhī̃)
instrumental	ਲੋਭੇ (lobhe)	ਲੋਭੀਂ (lobhī̃)

References

• “ਲੋਭ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲੋਭ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.