लूट

See also: लाट and लोटा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit लुट्ट (luṭṭa, “robbed”), from Sanskrit लुण्ट् (luṇṭ). See there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /luːʈ/

Noun

लूट • (lūṭ) f (Urdu spelling لوٹ)

1. spoils
2. loot
3. swag

Declension

Declension of लूट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लूट lūṭ	लूटें lūṭẽ
oblique	लूट lūṭ	लूटों lūṭõ
vocative	लूट lūṭ	लूटो lūṭo

Synonyms

• चोरी (corī)

Derived terms

• लूटना (lūṭnā)

Descendants

• → Classical Persian: لُوت (lūt)
  • Dari: لُوت (lūt)
• → English: loot
• → Telugu: లూటీ (lūṭī)
• → Pashto: لوټ

Verb

लूट • (lūṭ)

1. inflection of लूटना (lūṭnā, “to loot”):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “लूट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “लूट”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “लूट”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “लूट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लूट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “लूट”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “लूट”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit लुण्ट् (luṇṭ).

Noun

लूट • (lūṭ) f

1. loot
2. plundering

Derived terms

• (to loot): लुटणे (luṭṇe)
• (robber): लुटारू (luṭārū)