लुब्ध

लुब्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लुब्ध (lubdha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lʊbd̪ʱ/, [l̪ʊbd̪ʱ]

Noun

लुब्ध • (lubdh) m

1. (rare, formal) a hunter

   Synonyms: शिकारी (śikārī) (most common), आखेटक (ākheṭak) (formal)

Declension

Declension of लुब्ध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लुब्ध lubdh	लुब्ध lubdh
oblique	लुब्ध lubdh	लुब्धों lubdhõ
vocative	लुब्ध lubdh	लुब्धो lubdho

Adjective

लुब्ध • (lubdh) (indeclinable)

1. eagerly desirous, covetous, lustful

Further reading

• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “लुब्ध”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
• Platts, John T. (1884) , “लुब्ध”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “लुब्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬮᬸᬩ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• লুব্ধ (Assamese script)
• লুব্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰲𑰤𑰿𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌲𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• લુબ્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ꦭꦸꦧ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• ಲುಬ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• လုဗ္ဓ (Burmese script)
• 𑐮𑐸𑐧𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ଲୁବ୍ଧ (Oriya script)
• ꢭꢸꢨ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆶𑆧𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖲𑖤𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• లుబ్ధ (Telugu script)
• ལུབྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒳𑒥𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lubʰ-tó-s, from *lewbʰ- (“to love, desire, covet”); synchronically analysable as लुभ् (lubh, root) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /l̪ub.d̪ʱɐ/, [l̪ub̚.d̪ʱɐ]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ub.d̪ʱɐ/, [ˈl̪ub̚.d̪ʱɐ]

Adjective

लुब्ध • (lubdha)

1. desirous of, covetous, longing for
2. bewildered, confused
   • c. 700 BCE – 500 BCE, Aitareya Brāhmaṇa
3. greedy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लुब्ध (lubdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धः lubdhaḥ	लुब्धौ lubdhau	लुब्धाः / लुब्धासः¹ lubdhāḥ / lubdhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	लुब्ध lubdha	लुब्धौ lubdhau	लुब्धाः / लुब्धासः¹ lubdhāḥ / lubdhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धौ lubdhau	लुब्धान् lubdhān
Instrumental	लुब्धेन lubdhena	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धैः / लुब्धेभिः¹ lubdhaiḥ / lubdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लुब्धाय lubdhāya	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धात् lubdhāt	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धस्य lubdhasya	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धेषु lubdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of लुब्धा (lubdhā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धा lubdhā	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धाः lubdhāḥ
Vocative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धाः lubdhāḥ
Accusative	लुब्धाम् lubdhām	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धाः lubdhāḥ
Instrumental	लुब्धया / लुब्धा¹ lubdhayā / lubdhā¹	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धाभिः lubdhābhiḥ
Dative	लुब्धायै lubdhāyai	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धाभ्यः lubdhābhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धायाः lubdhāyāḥ	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धाभ्यः lubdhābhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धायाः lubdhāyāḥ	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धायाम् lubdhāyām	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धासु lubdhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of लुब्ध (lubdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Vocative	लुब्ध lubdha	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Accusative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Instrumental	लुब्धेन lubdhena	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धैः / लुब्धेभिः¹ lubdhaiḥ / lubdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लुब्धाय lubdhāya	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धात् lubdhāt	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धस्य lubdhasya	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धेषु lubdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

लुब्ध • (lubdha) m or n

1. a hunter
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
2. a lustful man, libertine
3. the star Sirius

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लुब्ध (lubdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धः lubdhaḥ	लुब्धौ lubdhau	लुब्धाः / लुब्धासः¹ lubdhāḥ / lubdhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	लुब्ध lubdha	लुब्धौ lubdhau	लुब्धाः / लुब्धासः¹ lubdhāḥ / lubdhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धौ lubdhau	लुब्धान् lubdhān
Instrumental	लुब्धेन lubdhena	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धैः / लुब्धेभिः¹ lubdhaiḥ / lubdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लुब्धाय lubdhāya	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धात् lubdhāt	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धस्य lubdhasya	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धेषु lubdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of लुब्ध (lubdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Vocative	लुब्ध lubdha	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Accusative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Instrumental	लुब्धेन lubdhena	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धैः / लुब्धेभिः¹ lubdhaiḥ / lubdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लुब्धाय lubdhāya	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धात् lubdhāt	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धस्य lubdhasya	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धेषु lubdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: luddha
• Ashokan Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (luddha), 𑀮𑁄𑀤𑁆𑀥 (loddha), 𑀮𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀠 (loḍḍha)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
      • Old Gujarati: [script needed] (lūdhaḍī)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Oriya: [script needed] (lodhā)
• → Hindi: लुब्ध (lubdh) (learned)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “lubdha (11084)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Monier Williams (1899) , “लुब्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 904, column 3.