लाभ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लाभ (lābhá).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɑːbʱ/,

Noun

लाभ • (lābh) m (Urdu spelling لابھ)

benefit, advantage
तुम्हे अवसर का लाभ उठाना चाहिए।
tumhe avsar kā lābh uṭhānā cāhie.
You should take advantage of the opportunity.
profit
मैंने अपने अनुभव से लाभ उठाया।
ma͠ine apne anubhav se lābh uṭhāyā.
I profited from my experience.
gain
use

Declension

Declension of लाभ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाभ lābh	लाभ lābh
oblique	लाभ lābh	लाभों lābhõ
vocative	लाभ lābh	लाभो lābho

Synonyms

(advantage) फ़ायदा (fāydā)
(profit) मुनाफ़ा (munāfā)

Antonyms

हानि (hāni)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाभ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884) “लाभ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लाभ (lābhá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /labʱ/

Noun

लाभ • (lābh) m

benefit, advantage
Synonym: फायदा (phāydā)

Antonym: हानी (hānī)
profit, gain
Synonym: नफा (naphā)

Antonym: नुकसान (nuksān)

Declension

Declension of लाभ (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	लाभ lābh
direct plural	लाभ lābh
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	लाभ lābh	लाभ lābh
oblique सामान्यरूप	लाभा lābhā	लाभां- lābhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	लाभाला lābhālā	लाभांना lābhānnā
ergative	लाभाने, लाभानं lābhāne, lābhāna	लाभांनी lābhānnī
instrumental	लाभाशी lābhāśī	लाभांशी lābhānśī
locative सप्तमी	लाभात lābhāt	लाभांत lābhāt
vocative संबोधन	लाभा lābhā	लाभांनो lābhānno
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 लाभ (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	लाभाचा lābhāċā	लाभाचे lābhāċe	लाभाची lābhācī	लाभाच्या lābhācā	लाभाचे, लाभाचं lābhāċe, lābhāċa	लाभाची lābhācī	लाभाच्या lābhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	लाभांचा lābhānċā	लाभांचे lābhānċe	लाभांची lābhāñcī	लाभांच्या lābhāncā	लाभांचे, लाभांचं lābhānċe, lābhānċa	लाभांची lābhāñcī	लाभांच्या lābhāñcā
^* 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.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लाभ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

লাভ (Assamese script)
ᬮᬵᬪ (Balinese script)
লাভ (Bengali script)
𑰩𑰯𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀮𑀸𑀪 (Brahmi script)
လာဘ (Burmese script)
લાભ (Gujarati script)
ਲਾਭ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌲𑌾𑌭 (Grantha script)
ꦭꦴꦨ (Javanese script)
𑂪𑂰𑂦 (Kaithi script)
ಲಾಭ (Kannada script)
លាភ (Khmer script)
ລາຠ (Lao script)
ലാഭ (Malayalam script)
ᠯᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘩𑘰𑘥 (Modi script)
ᠯᠠᢗᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧉𑧑𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
𑐮𑐵𑐨 (Newa script)
ଲାଭ (Odia script)
ꢭꢵꢩ (Saurashtra script)
𑆬𑆳𑆨 (Sharada script)
𑖩𑖯𑖥 (Siddham script)
ලාභ (Sinhalese script)
𑩽𑩛𑩳 (Soyombo script)
𑚥𑚭𑚡 (Takri script)
லாப⁴ (Tamil script)
లాభ (Telugu script)
ลาภ (Thai script)
ལཱ་བྷ (Tibetan script)
𑒪𑒰𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
𑨬𑨊𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of लभ् (labh, root).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɑː.bʱɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɑː.bʱɐ/

Noun

लाभ • (lābhá) stem, m

meeting with, finding
obtaining, getting, attaining, acquisition, gain, profit
capture, conquest
apprehension, perception, knowledge
(astrology) name of the 11th lunar mansion

Descendants

Masculine a-stem declension of लाभ (lābhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लाभः lābháḥ	लाभौ / लाभा¹ lābhaú / lābhā́¹	लाभाः / लाभासः¹ lābhā́ḥ / lābhā́saḥ¹
Vocative	लाभ lā́bha	लाभौ / लाभा¹ lā́bhau / lā́bhā¹	लाभाः / लाभासः¹ lā́bhāḥ / lā́bhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लाभम् lābhám	लाभौ / लाभा¹ lābhaú / lābhā́¹	लाभान् lābhā́n
Instrumental	लाभेन lābhéna	लाभाभ्याम् lābhā́bhyām	लाभैः / लाभेभिः¹ lābhaíḥ / lābhébhiḥ¹
Dative	लाभाय lābhā́ya	लाभाभ्याम् lābhā́bhyām	लाभेभ्यः lābhébhyaḥ
Ablative	लाभात् lābhā́t	लाभाभ्याम् lābhā́bhyām	लाभेभ्यः lābhébhyaḥ
Genitive	लाभस्य lābhásya	लाभयोः lābháyoḥ	लाभानाम् lābhā́nām
Locative	लाभे lābhé	लाभयोः lābháyoḥ	लाभेषु lābhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Borrowed terms

Bengali: লাভ (labh)
Indonesian: laba
Kannada: ಲಾಭ (lābha)
Malayalam: ലാഭം (lābhaṁ)
Marathi: लाभ (lābh)
Tamil: இலாபம் (ilāpam), லாபம் (lāpam)
Telugu: లాభము (lābhamu)
Thai: ลาภ (lāp)
Hindustani:
Hindi: लाभ (lābh)

Urdu: لابھ (lābh)

लाभ

Contents

Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Antonyms

References

Marathi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Descendants

Borrowed terms

Further reading

Wikious

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