lobha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀮𑁄𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• लोभ (Devanagari script)
• লোভ (Bengali script)
• ලොභ (Sinhalese script)
• လောဘ or လေႃꧤ (Burmese script)
• โลภ or โลภะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᩮᩣᨽ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂລຠ or ໂລຠະ (Lao script)
• លោភ (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄮𑄞 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लोभ (lobha). Related to luddha, lubbhati. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳 (loha).

Noun

lobha m

1. greed, covetousness

   Synonyms: lolatā, loluppa, āmisa, giddhi

Declension

Declension table of "lobha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	lobho	lobhā
Accusative (second)	lobhaṃ	lobhe
Instrumental (third)	lobhena	lobhehi or lobhebhi
Dative (fourth)	lobhassa or lobhāya or lobhatthaṃ	lobhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	lobhasmā or lobhamhā or lobhā	lobhehi or lobhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	lobhassa	lobhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	lobhasmiṃ or lobhamhi or lobhe	lobhesu
Vocative (calling)	lobha	lobhā

Descendants

• → Burmese: လောဘ (lau:bha.)
• → Mon: လောဘ

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “lobha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 588
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lobha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 649