आलंभ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• आलम्भ (ālambh)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलम्भ (ālambha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ləmbʱ/, [äː.lɐ̃mbʱ]

Noun

आलंभ • (ālambh) m (rare, formal)

1. taking hold of, seizing, touching
2. tearing off, rooting out (plants)
3. killing, sacrificing

Declension

Declension of आलंभ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आलंभ ālambh	आलंभ ālambh
oblique	आलंभ ālambh	आलंभों ālambhõ
vocative	आलंभ ālambh	आलंभो ālambho

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “आलंभ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha