लाभ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लाभ (lābhá).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /lɑːbʱ/, [l̪äːbʱ]
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।
- mainne apne anubhav se lābh uṭhāyā.
- I profited from my experience.
- gain
- use
Declension
Declension of लाभ (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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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.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬮᬵᬪ (Balinese script)
- লাভ (Assamese script)
- লাভ (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰯𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀸𑀪 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌲𑌾𑌭 (Grantha script)
- લાભ (Gujarati script)
- ਲਾਭ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦭꦴꦨ (Javanese script)
- លាភ (Khmer script)
- ಲಾಭ (Kannada script)
- ລາຠ (Lao script)
- ലാഭ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘩𑘰𑘥 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠠᢗᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠯᠠ᠊ᠠᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
- လာဘ (Burmese script)
- 𑧉𑧑𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐵𑐨 (Newa script)
- ଲାଭ (Oriya script)
- ꢭꢵꢩ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆳𑆨 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖯𑖥 (Siddham script)
- ලාභ (Sinhalese script)
- లాభ (Telugu script)
- ลาภ (Thai script)
- ལཱ་བྷ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒰𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of लभ् (labh, root).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /lɑː.bʱɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ɑː.bʱɐ/
Noun
लाभ • (lābhá) 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) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | लाभः lābháḥ | लाभौ lābhaú | लाभाः / लाभासः¹ lābhā́ḥ / lābhā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | लाभ lā́bha | लाभौ lā́bhau | लाभाः / लाभासः¹ lā́bhāḥ / lā́bhāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | लाभम् lābhám | लाभौ lābhaú | 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 |
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Borrowed terms
- Bengali: লাভ (labhô)
- Indonesian: laba
- Tamil: இலாபம் (ilāpam), லாபம் (lāpam)
- Telugu: లాభము (lābhamu)
- Thai: ลาภ (lāp)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: लाभ (lābh)
- Urdu: لابھ (lābh)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “लाभ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 897.