लाभ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लाभ (lābhá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लाभ (lābhá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labʱ/

Noun

लाभ • (lābh) m

1. benefit, advantage

   Synonym: फायदा (phāydā)

   Antonym: हानी (hānī)

2. profit, gain

   Synonym: नफा (naphā)

   Antonym: नुकसान (nuksān)

Declension

Declension of लाभ (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	लाभ lābh
direct plural	लाभ lābh
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	लाभ lābh		लाभ lābh
oblique सामान्यरूप	लाभा lābhā		लाभां- lābhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	लाभाला lābhālā		लाभांना lābhānnā
ergative	लाभाने, लाभानं lābhāne, lābhāna		लाभांनी lābhānnī
instrumental	लाभाशी lābhāśī		लाभांशी lābhānśī
locative सप्तमी	लाभात lābhāt		लाभांत lābhāt
vocative संबोधन	लाभा lābhā		लाभांनो lābhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of लाभ (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	लाभाचा lābhāċā	लाभाचे lābhāċe	लाभाची lābhācī	लाभाच्या lābhācā	लाभाचे, लाभाचं lābhāċe, lābhāċa	लाभाची lābhācī	लाभाच्या lābhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	लाभांचा lābhānċā	लाभांचे lābhānċe	लाभांची lābhāñcī	लाभांच्या lābhāncā	लाभांचे, लाभांचं lābhānċe, lābhānċa	लाभांची lābhāñcī	लाभांच्या lābhāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लाभ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪ɑː.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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लाभः (lābháḥ)	लाभौ (lābhaú) लाभा¹ (lābhā́¹)	लाभाः (lābhā́ḥ) लाभासः¹ (lābhā́saḥ¹)
accusative	लाभम् (lābhám)	लाभौ (lābhaú) लाभा¹ (lābhā́¹)	लाभान् (lābhā́n)
instrumental	लाभेन (lābhéna)	लाभाभ्याम् (lābhā́bhyām)	लाभैः (lābhaíḥ) लाभेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	लाभ (lā́bha)	लाभौ (lā́bhau) लाभा¹ (lā́bhā¹)	लाभाः (lā́bhāḥ) लाभासः¹ (lā́bhāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Borrowed terms

• Bengali: লাভ (labh)
• Indonesian: laba
• Kannada: ಲಾಭ (lābha)
• Malayalam: ലാഭം (lābhaṁ)
• Marathi: लाभ (lābh)
• 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.