भीम

See also: भूमि and भूमी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘲𑘦 (bhīma), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (bhīma), from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱim/, [bʱiːm]
Hyphenation: भीम
Rhymes: -im

Adjective

भीम • (bhīm) (indeclinable)

(literary) formidable, fearsome

Proper noun

भीम • (bhīm) m

(Hinduism) Bhima, the second-eldest Pandava, famed for his mighty strength
Synonyms: वृकोदर (vrukodar), भीमसेन (bhīmsen)

Coordinate terms: युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhir), भीम (bhīm), अर्जुन (arjun), नकुल (nakul), सहदेव (sahdev)
a male given name from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of भीम (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	भीम bhīm
direct plural	भीम bhīm
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भीम bhīm	भीम bhīm
oblique सामान्यरूप	भीमा bhīmā	भीमां- bhīmān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भीमाला bhīmālā	भीमांना bhīmānnā
ergative	भीमाने, भीमानं bhīmāne, bhīmāna	भीमांनी bhīmānnī
instrumental	भीमाशी bhīmāśī	भीमांशी bhīmānśī
locative सप्तमी	भीमात bhīmāt	भीमांत bhīmāt
vocative संबोधन	भीमा bhīmā	भीमांनो bhīmānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of भीम (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भीमाचा bhīmāċā	भीमाचे bhīmāċe	भीमाची bhīmācī	भीमाच्या bhīmācā	भीमाचे, भीमाचं bhīmāċe, bhīmāċa	भीमाची bhīmācī	भीमाच्या bhīmācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भीमांचा bhīmānċā	भीमांचे bhīmānċe	भीमांची bhīmāñcī	भीमांच्या bhīmāncā	भीमांचे, भीमांचं bhīmānċe, bhīmānċa	भीमांची bhīmāñcī	भीमांच्या bhīmāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भीम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “भीम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

bhīma (Latin script)
𑀪𑀻𑀫 (Brahmi script)
ভীম (Bengali script)
භීම (Sinhalese script)
ဘီမ or ဘဳမ or ꧤီမ (Burmese script)
ภีม or ภีมะ (Thai script)
ᨽᩦᨾ (Tai Tham script)
ຠີມ or ຠີມະ (Lao script)
ភីម (Khmer script)
𑄞𑄩𑄟 (Chakma script)

Adjective

भीम

Devanagari script form of bhīma

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ভীম (Assamese script)
ᬪᬷᬫ (Balinese script)
ভীম (Bengali script)
𑰥𑰱𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀪𑀻𑀫 (Brahmi script)
ဘီမ (Burmese script)
ભીમ (Gujarati script)
ਭੀਮ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌭𑍀𑌮 (Grantha script)
ꦨꦷꦩ (Javanese script)
𑂦𑂲𑂧 (Kaithi script)
ಭೀಮ (Kannada script)
ភីម (Khmer script)
ຠີມ (Lao script)
ഭീമ (Malayalam script)
ᢨᡳᡳᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘥𑘲𑘦 (Modi script)
ᠪᠾᠢᠢᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧅𑧓𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
𑐨𑐷𑐩 (Newa script)
ଭୀମ (Odia script)
ꢩꢷꢪ (Saurashtra script)
𑆨𑆵𑆩 (Sharada script)
𑖥𑖱𑖦 (Siddham script)
භීම (Sinhalese script)
𑩳𑩑𑩛𑩴 (Soyombo script)
𑚡𑚯𑚢 (Takri script)
பீ⁴ம (Tamil script)
భీమ (Telugu script)
ภีม (Thai script)
བྷཱི་མ (Tibetan script)
𑒦𑒲𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
𑨡𑨁𑨊𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰih₂-mó-s, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to be afraid”). The Sanskrit root is भी (bhī).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱiː.mɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱiː.mɐ/

Adjective

भीम • (bhīmá)

fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful, formidable, tremendous
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भीम
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भीमः (bhīmáḥ)	भीमौ (bhīmaú) भीमा¹ (bhīmā́¹)	भीमाः (bhīmā́ḥ) भीमासः¹ (bhīmā́saḥ¹)
accusative	भीमम् (bhīmám)	भीमौ (bhīmaú) भीमा¹ (bhīmā́¹)	भीमान् (bhīmā́n)
instrumental	भीमेन (bhīména)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भीमैः (bhīmaíḥ) भीमेभिः¹ (bhīmébhiḥ¹)
dative	भीमाय (bhīmā́ya)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmébhyaḥ)
ablative	भीमात् (bhīmā́t)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmébhyaḥ)
genitive	भीमस्य (bhīmásya)	भीमयोः (bhīmáyoḥ)	भीमानाम् (bhīmā́nām)
locative	भीमे (bhīmé)	भीमयोः (bhīmáyoḥ)	भीमेषु (bhīméṣu)
vocative	भीम (bhī́ma)	भीमौ (bhī́mau) भीमा¹ (bhī́mā¹)	भीमाः (bhī́māḥ) भीमासः¹ (bhī́māsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भीमा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भीमा (bhīmā́)	भीमे (bhīmé)	भीमाः (bhīmā́ḥ)
accusative	भीमाम् (bhīmā́m)	भीमे (bhīmé)	भीमाः (bhīmā́ḥ)
instrumental	भीमया (bhīmáyā) भीमा¹ (bhīmā́¹)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भीमाभिः (bhīmā́bhiḥ)
dative	भीमायै (bhīmā́yai)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भीमाभ्यः (bhīmā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	भीमायाः (bhīmā́yāḥ) भीमायै² (bhīmā́yai²)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भीमाभ्यः (bhīmā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	भीमायाः (bhīmā́yāḥ) भीमायै² (bhīmā́yai²)	भीमयोः (bhīmáyoḥ)	भीमानाम् (bhīmā́nām)
locative	भीमायाम् (bhīmā́yām)	भीमयोः (bhīmáyoḥ)	भीमासु (bhīmā́su)
vocative	भीमे (bhī́me)	भीमे (bhī́me)	भीमाः (bhī́māḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भीम
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भीमम् (bhīmám)	भीमे (bhīmé)	भीमानि (bhīmā́ni) भीमा¹ (bhīmā́¹)
accusative	भीमम् (bhīmám)	भीमे (bhīmé)	भीमानि (bhīmā́ni) भीमा¹ (bhīmā́¹)
instrumental	भीमेन (bhīména)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भीमैः (bhīmaíḥ) भीमेभिः¹ (bhīmébhiḥ¹)
dative	भीमाय (bhīmā́ya)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmébhyaḥ)
ablative	भीमात् (bhīmā́t)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmébhyaḥ)
genitive	भीमस्य (bhīmásya)	भीमयोः (bhīmáyoḥ)	भीमानाम् (bhīmā́nām)
locative	भीमे (bhīmé)	भीमयोः (bhīmáyoḥ)	भीमेषु (bhīméṣu)
vocative	भीम (bhī́ma)	भीमे (bhī́me)	भीमानि (bhī́māni) भीमा¹ (bhī́mā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: bhīma
Prakrit: 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (bhīma)
- Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘲𑘦 (bhīma)
  - Marathi: भीम (bhīm)

Proper noun

भीम • (bhīma) stem, m

(Hinduism) Bhīma, the second-eldest Pāṇḍava and one of the main protagonists in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata
Synonyms: वृकोदर (vṛkodara), भीमसेन (bhīmasena)

Coordinate terms: युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira), भीम (bhīma), अर्जुन (arjuna), नकुल (nakula), सहदेव (sahadeva)
(New Sanskrit) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, an Indian economist, social reformer and political leader
- 2012, भीमाम्बेडकरशतकम् [bhīmāmbeḍakaraśatakam]‎^[1], New Delhi: Central Sanskrit University, →ISBN, page 100:
  जय भीम महाभाग त्रिरत्नशरणंगत ।
  जयोऽस्तु सततं तेषां ये भवन्ति तवानुगाः ॥
  jaya bhīma mahābhāga triratnaśaraṇaṃgata.
  jayoʼstu satataṃ teṣāṃ ye bhavanti tavānugāḥ.
  Victory to you, illustrious Bhīma, who's refuge are the three gems [in Buddhism: Buddha, law and monastic brotherhood].
  May your followers always get continual victory.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भीम
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भीमः (bhīmaḥ)	भीमौ (bhīmau)	भीमाः (bhīmāḥ)
accusative	भीमम् (bhīmam)	भीमौ (bhīmau)	भीमान् (bhīmān)
instrumental	भीमेन (bhīmena)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ)
dative	भीमाय (bhīmāya)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmebhyaḥ)
ablative	भीमात् (bhīmāt)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmebhyaḥ)
genitive	भीमस्य (bhīmasya)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमानाम् (bhīmānām)
locative	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमेषु (bhīmeṣu)
vocative	भीम (bhīma)	भीमौ (bhīmau)	भीमाः (bhīmāḥ)

Descendants

→ Hindi: भीम (bhīm)
→ Marathi: भीम (bhīm)
→ Old Javanese: bhīma
- Javanese: ꦧꦶꦩ (bima), ꦨꦶꦩ (Bima)
- → Balinese: ᬪᬷᬫ (Bima)
→ Telugu: భీముడు (bhīmuḍu)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “भीम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 758, column 1.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhīmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 542
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 245