लोहित

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪oː.ɦi.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

लोहित • (lóhita) stem

1. red, reddish
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.85.28:

     नी॒ल॒लो॒हि॒तं भ॑वति कृ॒त्यास॒क्तिर्व्य॑ज्यते ।
     एध॑न्ते अस्या ज्ञा॒तयः॒ पति॑र्ब॒न्धेषु॑ बध्यते ॥

     nīlalohitáṃ bhavati kṛtyā́saktírvyajyate.
     édhante asyā jñātáyaḥ pátirbandhéṣu badhyate.

     She [the bride] is blue and red in hue; the female imp who clings close is driven away.
     The kinsmen of this bride thrive well and her husband is securely bound by the bond [of marriage].

   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 15.1:

     स एकव्रात्योऽभवत्स धनुरादत्त तदेवेन्द्रधनुः ॥ नीलमस्योदरं लोहितं पृष्ठम् ॥

     sa ekavrātyoʼbhavatsa dhanurādatta tadevendradhanuḥ. nīlamasyodaraṃ lohitaṃ pṛṣṭham.

     He became Chief Vrātya. He held a bow, even that Bow of Indra. His belly is dark-blue, his back is red.

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

Noun

लोहित • (lóhita) stem, m

1. blood
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) I.4.36:

     चित्तꣳ संतानेन भवं यक्ना रुद्रं तनिम्ना पशुपतिꣳ स्थूलहृदयेनाग्निꣳ हृदयेन रुद्रं लोहितेन शर्वम् मतस्नाभ्याम् महादेवम् अन्तःपार्श्वेनौषिष्ठहनꣳ शिङ्गीनिकोश्याभ्याम् ॥

     cittaṃ saṃtānena bhavaṃ yaknā rudraṃ tanimnā paśupatiṃ sthūlahṛdayenāgniṃ hṛdayena rudraṃ lohitena śarvam matasnābhyām mahādevam antaḥpārśvenauṣiṣṭhahanaṃ śiṅgīnikośyābhyām.

     [I hail] Citta with the sinew, Bhava with the liver, Rudra with the taniman, Paśupati with the thick heart, Agni with the heart, Rudra with the blood, Śarva with the kidneys, Mahādeva with the intestinal flesh, him that slayest most quickly with the entrails.

2. any red substance
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
3. the planet Mars
4. a particular disease of the eyelids

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: لیے (ley)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia)
• Pali: lohita
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Hindi: लहू (lahū)
  • Romani: lolo
    • Erromintxela: lolo
    • Tavringer Romani: lollo, lolo
  • Urdu: لَہُو (lahū)

References

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