लोह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लोह (lohá). Doublet of लोहा (lohā).

Noun

लोह (loh) m (Urdu spelling لوه)

  1. iron (either crude or wrought)
  2. steel
  3. metal
  4. (rare) a weapon
  5. (rare) blood

Synonyms

References

  • John T. Platts (accessed 08-20-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit लोह (loha).

Noun

लोह n

  1. metal, especially copper, brass, or bronze

Declension


Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hraudʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós (red thing). Compare Middle Persian lwd (rôy, brass).

The -h- instead of the expected -dh- seems to be a standard dissimilation of dh…t to h…t across the whole paradigm for रुध् (rudh) in the dialect on which Classical Sanskrit was based, compare रोहित (rohita, red mare), नीललोहित (nīlalohita, dark blue and red), but रुधिर (rudhira, red).[1]

  1. Alexander Lubotsky (1995), “Sanskrit h < *dh, bh”, in Sthāpakašrāddham, Professor G.A. Zograf Commemorative Volume, St. Petersburg, pages 122–124

Pronunciation

Adjective

लोह (lohá)

  1. red, reddish, copper-coloured
  2. made of copper
  3. made of iron

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लोह
Nom. sg. लोहः (lohaḥ)
Gen. sg. लोहस्य (lohasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोहः (lohaḥ) लोहौ (lohau) लोहाः (lohāḥ)
Vocative लोह (loha) लोहौ (lohau) लोहाः (lohāḥ)
Accusative लोहम् (loham) लोहौ (lohau) लोहान् (lohān)
Instrumental लोहेन (lohena) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहैः (lohaiḥ)
Dative लोहाय (lohāya) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Ablative लोहात् (lohāt) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Genitive लोहस्य (lohasya) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहानाम् (lohānām)
Locative लोहे (lohe) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहेषु (loheṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of लोह
Nom. sg. लोहा (lohā)
Gen. sg. लोहायाः (lohāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोहा (lohā) लोहे (lohe) लोहाः (lohāḥ)
Vocative लोहे (lohe) लोहे (lohe) लोहाः (lohāḥ)
Accusative लोहाम् (lohām) लोहे (lohe) लोहाः (lohāḥ)
Instrumental लोहया (lohayā) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहाभिः (lohābhiḥ)
Dative लोहायै (lohāyai) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहाभ्यः (lohābhyaḥ)
Ablative लोहायाः (lohāyāḥ) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहाभ्यः (lohābhyaḥ)
Genitive लोहायाः (lohāyāḥ) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहानाम् (lohānām)
Locative लोहायाम् (lohāyām) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहासु (lohāsu)
Neuter a-stem declension of लोह
Nom. sg. लोहम् (loham)
Gen. sg. लोहस्य (lohasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोहम् (loham) लोहे (lohe) लोहानि (lohāni)
Vocative लोह (loha) लोहे (lohe) लोहानि (lohāni)
Accusative लोहम् (loham) लोहे (lohe) लोहानि (lohāni)
Instrumental लोहेन (lohena) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहैः (lohaiḥ)
Dative लोहाय (lohāya) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Ablative लोहात् (lohāt) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Genitive लोहस्य (lohasya) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहानाम् (lohānām)
Locative लोहे (lohe) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहेषु (loheṣu)

Noun

लोह (lohá) m, n

  1. red metal, copper

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लोह
Nom. sg. लोहः (lohaḥ)
Gen. sg. लोहस्य (lohasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोहः (lohaḥ) लोहौ (lohau) लोहाः (lohāḥ)
Vocative लोह (loha) लोहौ (lohau) लोहाः (lohāḥ)
Accusative लोहम् (loham) लोहौ (lohau) लोहान् (lohān)
Instrumental लोहेन (lohena) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहैः (lohaiḥ)
Dative लोहाय (lohāya) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Ablative लोहात् (lohāt) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Genitive लोहस्य (lohasya) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहानाम् (lohānām)
Locative लोहे (lohe) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहेषु (loheṣu)
Neuter a-stem declension of लोह
Nom. sg. लोहम् (loham)
Gen. sg. लोहस्य (lohasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोहम् (loham) लोहे (lohe) लोहानि (lohāni)
Vocative लोह (loha) लोहे (lohe) लोहानि (lohāni)
Accusative लोहम् (loham) लोहे (lohe) लोहानि (lohāni)
Instrumental लोहेन (lohena) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहैः (lohaiḥ)
Dative लोहाय (lohāya) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Ablative लोहात् (lohāt) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Genitive लोहस्य (lohasya) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहानाम् (lohānām)
Locative लोहे (lohe) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहेषु (loheṣu)

Noun

लोह (lohá) m

  1. (in later language) iron (either crude or wrought) or steel or gold or any metal
  2. weapon
  3. fish-hook
  4. blood
  5. red goat (compare लोहाज (lohā-ja))
  6. (probably) a kind of bird
  7. name of a man
  8. (in the plural) name of a people

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लोह
Nom. sg. लोहः (lohaḥ)
Gen. sg. लोहस्य (lohasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोहः (lohaḥ) लोहौ (lohau) लोहाः (lohāḥ)
Vocative लोह (loha) लोहौ (lohau) लोहाः (lohāḥ)
Accusative लोहम् (loham) लोहौ (lohau) लोहान् (lohān)
Instrumental लोहेन (lohena) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहैः (lohaiḥ)
Dative लोहाय (lohāya) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Ablative लोहात् (lohāt) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Genitive लोहस्य (lohasya) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहानाम् (lohānām)
Locative लोहे (lohe) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहेषु (loheṣu)

Noun

लोह (lohá) n

  1. any object or vessel made of iron
  2. aloe wood, Agallochum

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of लोह
Nom. sg. लोहम् (loham)
Gen. sg. लोहस्य (lohasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोहम् (loham) लोहे (lohe) लोहानि (lohāni)
Vocative लोह (loha) लोहे (lohe) लोहानि (lohāni)
Accusative लोहम् (loham) लोहे (lohe) लोहानि (lohāni)
Instrumental लोहेन (lohena) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहैः (lohaiḥ)
Dative लोहाय (lohāya) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Ablative लोहात् (lohāt) लोहाभ्याम् (lohābhyām) लोहेभ्यः (lohebhyaḥ)
Genitive लोहस्य (lohasya) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहानाम् (lohānām)
Locative लोहे (lohe) लोहयोः (lohayoḥ) लोहेषु (loheṣu)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0908
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