लाभ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लाभ (lābhá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɑːbʱ/, [läːbʱ]

Noun

लाभ • (lābh) m (Urdu spelling لابھ)

1. benefit, advantage

   तुम्हे अवसर का लाभ उठाना चाहिए।

   tumhe avsar kā lābh uṭhānā cāhie.

   You should take advantage of the opportunity.

2. profit

   मैंने अपने अनुभव से लाभ उठाया।

   ma͠ine apne anubhav se lābh uṭhāyā.

   I profited from my experience.

3. gain
4. 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.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɑː.bʱɐ/

Noun

लाभ • (lābhá) stem, m

1. meeting with, finding
2. obtaining, getting, attaining, acquisition, gain, profit
3. capture, conquest
4. apprehension, perception, knowledge
5. (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)
• 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, page 897.