लोहित

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• lohita (Latin script)
• 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• লোহিত (Bengali script)
• ලොහිත (Sinhalese script)
• လောဟိတ or လေႃႁိတ (Burmese script)
• โลหิต or โลหิตะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᩮᩣᩉᩥᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂລຫິຕ or ໂລຫິຕະ (Lao script)
• លោហិត (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄮𑄦𑄨𑄖 (Chakma script)

Adjective

लोहित

1. Devanagari script form of lohita (“red”)

Declension

Declension table of "लोहित" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	लोहितो (lohito)	लोहिता (lohitā)
Accusative (second)	लोहितं (lohitaṃ)	लोहिते (lohite)
Instrumental (third)	लोहितेन (lohitena)	लोहितेहि (lohitehi) or लोहितेभि (lohitebhi)
Dative (fourth)	लोहितस्स (lohitassa) or लोहिताय (lohitāya) or लोहितत्थं (lohitatthaṃ)	लोहितानं (lohitānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	लोहितस्मा (lohitasmā) or लोहितम्हा (lohitamhā) or लोहिता (lohitā)	लोहितेहि (lohitehi) or लोहितेभि (lohitebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	लोहितस्स (lohitassa)	लोहितानं (lohitānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	लोहितस्मिं (lohitasmiṃ) or लोहितम्हि (lohitamhi) or लोहिते (lohite)	लोहितेसु (lohitesu)
Vocative (calling)	लोहित (lohita)	लोहिता (lohitā)

Declension table of "लोहिता" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	लोहिता (lohitā)	लोहितायो (lohitāyo) or लोहिता (lohitā)
Accusative (second)	लोहितं (lohitaṃ)	लोहितायो (lohitāyo) or लोहिता (lohitā)
Instrumental (third)	लोहिताय (lohitāya)	लोहिताहि (lohitāhi) or लोहिताभि (lohitābhi)
Dative (fourth)	लोहिताय (lohitāya)	लोहितानं (lohitānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	लोहिताय (lohitāya)	लोहिताहि (lohitāhi) or लोहिताभि (lohitābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	लोहिताय (lohitāya)	लोहितानं (lohitānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	लोहिताय (lohitāya) or लोहितायं (lohitāyaṃ)	लोहितासु (lohitāsu)
Vocative (calling)	लोहिते (lohite)	लोहितायो (lohitāyo) or लोहिता (lohitā)

Declension table of "लोहित" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	लोहितं (lohitaṃ)	लोहितानि (lohitāni)
Accusative (second)	लोहितं (lohitaṃ)	लोहितानि (lohitāni)
Instrumental (third)	लोहितेन (lohitena)	लोहितेहि (lohitehi) or लोहितेभि (lohitebhi)
Dative (fourth)	लोहितस्स (lohitassa) or लोहिताय (lohitāya) or लोहितत्थं (lohitatthaṃ)	लोहितानं (lohitānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	लोहितस्मा (lohitasmā) or लोहितम्हा (lohitamhā) or लोहिता (lohitā)	लोहितेहि (lohitehi) or लोहितेभि (lohitebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	लोहितस्स (lohitassa)	लोहितानं (lohitānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	लोहितस्मिं (lohitasmiṃ) or लोहितम्हि (lohitamhi) or लोहिते (lohite)	लोहितेसु (lohitesu)
Vocative (calling)	लोहित (lohita)	लोहितानि (lohitāni)

Noun

लोहित n

1. Devanagari script form of lohita (“blood”)

Declension

Declension table of "लोहित" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	लोहितं (lohitaṃ)	लोहितानि (lohitāni)
Accusative (second)	लोहितं (lohitaṃ)	लोहितानि (lohitāni)
Instrumental (third)	लोहितेन (lohitena)	लोहितेहि (lohitehi) or लोहितेभि (lohitebhi)
Dative (fourth)	लोहितस्स (lohitassa) or लोहिताय (lohitāya) or लोहितत्थं (lohitatthaṃ)	लोहितानं (lohitānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	लोहितस्मा (lohitasmā) or लोहितम्हा (lohitamhā) or लोहिता (lohitā)	लोहितेहि (lohitehi) or लोहितेभि (lohitebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	लोहितस्स (lohitassa)	लोहितानं (lohitānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	लोहितस्मिं (lohitasmiṃ) or लोहितम्हि (lohitamhi) or लोहिते (lohite)	लोहितेसु (lohitesu)
Vocative (calling)	लोहित (lohita)	लोहितानि (lohitāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লোহিত (Assamese script)
• ᬮᭀᬳᬶᬢ (Balinese script)
• লোহিত (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰺𑰮𑰰𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• လောဟိတ (Burmese script)
• લોહિત (Gujarati script)
• ਲੋਹਿਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦺꦴꦲꦶꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂷𑂯𑂱𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಲೋಹಿತ (Kannada script)
• លោហិត (Khmer script)
• ໂລຫິຕ (Lao script)
• ലോഹിത (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠣᡥᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘻𑘮𑘱𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠣᠸᠠᠾᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧜𑧎𑧒𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑑀𑐴𑐶𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଲୋହିତ (Odia script)
• ꢭꣂꢲꢶꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆾𑆲𑆴𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖺𑖮𑖰𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ලොහිත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩕𑪂𑩑𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚴𑚩𑚮𑚙 (Takri script)
• லோஹித (Tamil script)
• లోహిత (Telugu script)
• โลหิต (Thai script)
• ལོ་ཧི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒼𑒯𑒱𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨆𑨱𑨁𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬙𐬀 (raoⁱδita), English red. Doublet of रोहित (rohita). Also related to रुधिर (rudhira, “red”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐ́w.ɦi.tɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪oː.ɦi.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

लोहित • (lóhita) stem

1. red, reddish
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
2. made of copper
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda

Noun

लोहित • (lóhita) stem, m

1. blood
2. any red substance
3. Copper, made of copper
4. mars

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मङ्गल

5. serpent
6. A kind of deer
7. N. of the river Brahmaputra
8. A kind of rice
9. A particular disease of the eyelids
10. A kind of precious stone
    • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लोहित (lóhita)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लोहितः lóhitaḥ	लोहितौ / लोहिता¹ lóhitau / lóhitā¹	लोहिताः / लोहितासः¹ lóhitāḥ / lóhitāsaḥ¹
Vocative	लोहित lóhita	लोहितौ / लोहिता¹ lóhitau / lóhitā¹	लोहिताः / लोहितासः¹ lóhitāḥ / lóhitāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लोहितम् lóhitam	लोहितौ / लोहिता¹ lóhitau / lóhitā¹	लोहितान् lóhitān
Instrumental	लोहितेन lóhitena	लोहिताभ्याम् lóhitābhyām	लोहितैः / लोहितेभिः¹ lóhitaiḥ / lóhitebhiḥ¹
Dative	लोहिताय lóhitāya	लोहिताभ्याम् lóhitābhyām	लोहितेभ्यः lóhitebhyaḥ
Ablative	लोहितात् lóhitāt	लोहिताभ्याम् lóhitābhyām	लोहितेभ्यः lóhitebhyaḥ
Genitive	लोहितस्य lóhitasya	लोहितयोः lóhitayoḥ	लोहितानाम् lóhitānām
Locative	लोहिते lóhite	लोहितयोः lóhitayoḥ	लोहितेषु lóhiteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਲਹੂ (lahū), ਲੋਹੂ (lohū)
• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: لؕوُی (ḷúi)
  • Khowar: لۓى (lei, “blood”)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia)
• Pali: lohita
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Hindi: लहू (lahū)
  • Romani: lolo
    • Kalo Finnish Romani: loolo
    • Tavringer Romani: lollo, lolo
    • Erromintxela: lolo
  • Urdu: لَہُو (lahū)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “लोहित”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 909.