लम्भ
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ləmbʱ/, [l̪ə̃mbʱ]
Noun
लम्भ • (lambh) m
- Alternative form of लंभ (lambh)
Declension
Declension of लम्भ (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | लम्भ lambh | लम्भ lambh |
oblique | लम्भ lambh | लम्भों lambhõ |
vocative | लम्भ lambh | लम्भो lambho |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬮᬫ᭄ᬪ (Balinese script)
- লম্ভ (Assamese script)
- লম্ভ (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰦𑰿𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀫𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌭 (Grantha script)
- લમ્ભ (Gujarati script)
- ꦭꦩ꧀ꦨ (Javanese script)
- ಲಮ್ಭ (Kannada script)
- လမ္ဘ (Burmese script)
- 𑐮𑐩𑑂𑐨 (Newa script)
- ଲମ୍ଭ (Oriya script)
- ꢭꢪ꣄ꢩ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆩𑇀𑆨 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖦𑖿𑖥 (Siddham script)
- లమ్భ (Telugu script)
- ལམྦྷ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒧𑓂𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From the root लभ् (labh).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /l̪ɐm.bʱɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ɐm.bʱɐ/
Noun
लम्भ • (lambha) m
- finding, attainment, gain
- meeting with
- recovery, recapture
- capture (of a fortress)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of लम्भ (lambha) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | लम्भः lambhaḥ | लम्भौ lambhau | लम्भाः / लम्भासः¹ lambhāḥ / lambhāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | लम्भ lambha | लम्भौ lambhau | लम्भाः / लम्भासः¹ lambhāḥ / lambhāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | लम्भम् lambham | लम्भौ lambhau | लम्भान् lambhān |
Instrumental | लम्भेन lambhena | लम्भाभ्याम् lambhābhyām | लम्भैः / लम्भेभिः¹ lambhaiḥ / lambhebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | लम्भाय lambhāya | लम्भाभ्याम् lambhābhyām | लम्भेभ्यः lambhebhyaḥ |
Ablative | लम्भात् lambhāt | लम्भाभ्याम् lambhābhyām | लम्भेभ्यः lambhebhyaḥ |
Genitive | लम्भस्य lambhasya | लम्भयोः lambhayoḥ | लम्भानाम् lambhānām |
Locative | लम्भे lambhe | लम्भयोः lambhayoḥ | लम्भेषु lambheṣu |
Notes |
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Derived terms
- आलम्भ (ālambha)
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑀁𑀪 (laṃbha)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gurjar Apabhramsa:
- Gujarati: [script needed] (lã̄bhũ)
- Gurjar Apabhramsa:
- → Hindi: आलंभ (ālambh) (learned)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) , “लम्भ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 153, column 2.