लुब्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लुब्ध (lubdha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lʊbd̪ʱ/

Noun

लुब्ध • (lubdh) m

1. (rare, formal) a hunter

   Synonyms: (most common) शिकारी (śikārī), (formal) आखेटक (ākheṭak)

Declension

Declension of लुब्ध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लुब्ध lubdh	लुब्ध lubdh
oblique	लुब्ध lubdh	लुब्धों lubdhõ
vocative	लुब्ध lubdh	लुब्धो lubdho

Adjective

लुब्ध • (lubdh) (indeclinable)

1. eagerly desirous, covetous, lustful

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लुब्ध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “लुब्ध”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लुब्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লুব্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬸᬩ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• লুব্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰲𑰤𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• လုဗ္ဓ (Burmese script)
• લુબ્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਲੁਬ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦸꦧ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂳𑂥𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಲುಬ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• លុព្ធ (Khmer script)
• ລຸພ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• ലുബ്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᡠᠪᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘳𑘤𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠤᠪᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧔𑧄𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐸𑐧𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ଲୁବ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢸꢨ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆶𑆧𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖲𑖤𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• ලුබ‍්ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩒𑩲 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚰𑚠𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• லுப்³த⁴ (Tamil script)
• లుబ్ధ (Telugu script)
• ลุพฺธ (Thai script)
• ལུ་བྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒳𑒥𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨃𑨠𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lubʰ-tó-s, from *lewbʰ- (“to love, desire, covet”). By surface analysis, लुभ् (lubh, root) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lub.dʱɐ/, [lub̚.dʱɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ub.d̪ʱɐ/, [ˈl̪ub̚.d̪ʱɐ]

Adjective

लुब्ध • (lubdha) stem

1. desirous of, covetous, longing for
2. bewildered, confused
   • c. 700 BCE – 500 BCE, Aitareya Brāhmaṇa
3. greedy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लुब्ध (lubdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धः lubdhaḥ	लुब्धौ / लुब्धा¹ lubdhau / lubdhā¹	लुब्धाः / लुब्धासः¹ lubdhāḥ / lubdhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	लुब्ध lubdha	लुब्धौ / लुब्धा¹ lubdhau / lubdhā¹	लुब्धाः / लुब्धासः¹ lubdhāḥ / lubdhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धौ / लुब्धा¹ lubdhau / lubdhā¹	लुब्धान् lubdhān
Instrumental	लुब्धेन lubdhena	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धैः / लुब्धेभिः¹ lubdhaiḥ / lubdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लुब्धाय lubdhāya	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धात् lubdhāt	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धस्य lubdhasya	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धेषु lubdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of लुब्धा (lubdhā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धा lubdhā	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धाः lubdhāḥ
Vocative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धाः lubdhāḥ
Accusative	लुब्धाम् lubdhām	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धाः lubdhāḥ
Instrumental	लुब्धया / लुब्धा¹ lubdhayā / lubdhā¹	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धाभिः lubdhābhiḥ
Dative	लुब्धायै lubdhāyai	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धाभ्यः lubdhābhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धायाः / लुब्धायै² lubdhāyāḥ / lubdhāyai²	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धाभ्यः lubdhābhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धायाः / लुब्धायै² lubdhāyāḥ / lubdhāyai²	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धायाम् lubdhāyām	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धासु lubdhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of लुब्ध (lubdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Vocative	लुब्ध lubdha	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Accusative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Instrumental	लुब्धेन lubdhena	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धैः / लुब्धेभिः¹ lubdhaiḥ / lubdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लुब्धाय lubdhāya	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धात् lubdhāt	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धस्य lubdhasya	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धेषु lubdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

लुब्ध • (lubdha) stem, m or n

1. a hunter
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
2. a lustful man, libertine
3. the star Sirius

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लुब्ध (lubdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धः lubdhaḥ	लुब्धौ / लुब्धा¹ lubdhau / lubdhā¹	लुब्धाः / लुब्धासः¹ lubdhāḥ / lubdhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	लुब्ध lubdha	लुब्धौ / लुब्धा¹ lubdhau / lubdhā¹	लुब्धाः / लुब्धासः¹ lubdhāḥ / lubdhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धौ / लुब्धा¹ lubdhau / lubdhā¹	लुब्धान् lubdhān
Instrumental	लुब्धेन lubdhena	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धैः / लुब्धेभिः¹ lubdhaiḥ / lubdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लुब्धाय lubdhāya	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धात् lubdhāt	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धस्य lubdhasya	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धेषु lubdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of लुब्ध (lubdha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Vocative	लुब्ध lubdha	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Accusative	लुब्धम् lubdham	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धानि / लुब्धा¹ lubdhāni / lubdhā¹
Instrumental	लुब्धेन lubdhena	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धैः / लुब्धेभिः¹ lubdhaiḥ / lubdhebhiḥ¹
Dative	लुब्धाय lubdhāya	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Ablative	लुब्धात् lubdhāt	लुब्धाभ्याम् lubdhābhyām	लुब्धेभ्यः lubdhebhyaḥ
Genitive	लुब्धस्य lubdhasya	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धानाम् lubdhānām
Locative	लुब्धे lubdhe	लुब्धयोः lubdhayoḥ	लुब्धेषु lubdheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: luddha
• Ashokan Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (luddha), 𑀮𑁄𑀤𑁆𑀥 (loddha), 𑀮𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀠 (loḍḍha)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
      • Old Gujarati: [script needed] (lūdhaḍī)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Odia: [script needed] (lodhā)
• → Hindi: लुब्ध (lubdh) (learned)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lubdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Monier Williams (1899) “लुब्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 904, column 3.