लेख

See also: लाख, लिखी, लिख, लिखा, लिखो, and लिखे

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लेख (lekha).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /leːkʰ/

Noun

लेख • (lekh) m (Urdu spelling لیکھ)

a writing
1. article
  मैं रात भर लेख पर काम कर रही थी।
  ma͠i rāt bhar lekh par kām kar rahī thī.
  I was working on the article all night.
2. paper
3. entry
4. note
5. inscription

Declension

Declension of लेख (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लेख lekh	लेख lekh
oblique	लेख lekh	लेखों lekhõ
vocative	लेख lekh	लेखो lekho

Derived terms

लेखक (lekhak)

Related terms

लिखना (likhnā)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लेख (lekha).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lekʰ/

Noun

लेख • (lekh) m

a writing
Synonym: लिखाण (likhāṇ)
article
inscription

Declension

Declension of लेख (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	लेख lekh
direct plural	लेख lekh
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	लेख lekh	लेख lekh
oblique सामान्यरूप	लेखा lekhā	लेखां- lekhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	लेखाला lekhālā	लेखांना lekhānnā
ergative	लेखाने, लेखानं lekhāne, lekhāna	लेखांनी lekhānnī
instrumental	लेखाशी lekhāśī	लेखांशी lekhānśī
locative सप्तमी	लेखात lekhāt	लेखांत lekhāt
vocative संबोधन	लेखा lekhā	लेखांनो lekhānno
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 लेख (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	लेखाचा lekhāċā	लेखाचे lekhāċe	लेखाची lekhācī	लेखाच्या lekhācā	लेखाचे, लेखाचं lekhāċe, lekhāċa	लेखाची lekhācī	लेखाच्या lekhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	लेखांचा lekhānċā	लेखांचे lekhānċe	लेखांची lekhāñcī	लेखांच्या lekhāncā	लेखांचे, लेखांचं lekhānċe, lekhānċa	लेखांची lekhāñcī	लेखांच्या lekhāñcā
^* 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.

Nepali

Etymology 1

Compare लेख्नु (lekhnu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Phonetic Devanagari: लेख्

Noun

लेख • (lekh)

article (e.g. in a newspaper)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Phonetic Devanagari: लेख

Verb

लेख • (lekha)

second-person mid-respect singular imperative of लेख्नु (lekhnu)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

रेख (rekha)

Alternative scripts

লেখ (Assamese script)
ᬮᬾᬔ (Balinese script)
লেখ (Bengali script)
𑰩𑰸𑰏 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀮𑁂𑀔 (Brahmi script)
လေခ (Burmese script)
લેખ (Gujarati script)
ਲੇਖ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌲𑍇𑌖 (Grantha script)
ꦭꦺꦑ (Javanese script)
𑂪𑂵𑂎 (Kaithi script)
ಲೇಖ (Kannada script)
លេខ (Khmer script)
ເລຂ (Lao script)
ലേഖ (Malayalam script)
ᠯᡝᡘᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘩𑘹𑘏 (Modi script)
ᠯᠧᠻᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧉𑧚𑦯 (Nandinagari script)
𑐮𑐾𑐏 (Newa script)
ଲେଖ (Odia script)
ꢭꢾꢓ (Saurashtra script)
𑆬𑆼𑆒 (Sharada script)
𑖩𑖸𑖏 (Siddham script)
ලෙඛ (Sinhalese script)
𑩽𑩔𑩝 (Soyombo script)
𑚥𑚲𑚋 (Takri script)
லேக² (Tamil script)
లేఖ (Telugu script)
เลข (Thai script)
ལེ་ཁ (Tibetan script)
𑒪𑒹𑒐 (Tirhuta script)
𑨬𑨄𑨌 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root लिख् (likh, “to write”) +‎ -अ (-a, nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐj.kʰɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪eː.kʰɐ/

Noun

लेख • (lekha) stem, m

a line, stroke, MānGṛ.
(also pl.) a writing, letter, manuscript, written document of any kind, Hariv. ; Kāv. ; VarBṛS. &c.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लेख (lekha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लेखः lekhaḥ	लेखौ / लेखा¹ lekhau / lekhā¹	लेखाः / लेखासः¹ lekhāḥ / lekhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	लेख lekha	लेखौ / लेखा¹ lekhau / lekhā¹	लेखाः / लेखासः¹ lekhāḥ / lekhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लेखम् lekham	लेखौ / लेखा¹ lekhau / lekhā¹	लेखान् lekhān
Instrumental	लेखेन lekhena	लेखाभ्याम् lekhābhyām	लेखैः / लेखेभिः¹ lekhaiḥ / lekhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लेखाय lekhāya	लेखाभ्याम् lekhābhyām	लेखेभ्यः lekhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लेखात् lekhāt	लेखाभ्याम् lekhābhyām	लेखेभ्यः lekhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लेखस्य lekhasya	लेखयोः lekhayoḥ	लेखानाम् lekhānām
Locative	लेखे lekhe	लेखयोः lekhayoḥ	लेखेषु lekheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “लेख”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 00901.

लेख

Contents

Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Marathi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Nepali

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

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