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Hindi Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit लोभ ( lobha ) .
Pronunciation ( Delhi Hindi ) IPA (key ) : /loːbʱ/ Noun लोभ • (lobh ) m
( 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 Further reading Bahri, Hardev (1989 ) “लोभ Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975 ) “लोभ Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words]Platts, John T. (1884 ) “लोभ A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co.McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993 ) “लोभ The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary , London: Oxford University PressSanskrit 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 Noun लोभ • (lobha ) stem , m
perplexity , confusion impatience , eager desire for or longing after, greed covetousness , cupidity , avarice (personified as a son of puṣṭi or of dambha and māyā)Declension Derived terms Descendants → Hindi: लोभ ( lobh ) ( learned ) → Bengali: লোভ ( lōbh ) ( learned ) Further reading