भूमि
See also: भीम
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱuː.miː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
भूमि • (bhūmi) f (Urdu spelling بھومی)
- earth, soil, ground
- Synonym: ज़मीन (zamīn)
- region
- nation, country
- place
- situation
- Synonym: स्थिति (sthiti)
- the Earth
- (Hinduism) Bhumi, goddess of the Earth
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भूमि bhūmi |
भूमियाँ bhūmiyā̃ |
| oblique | भूमि bhūmi |
भूमियों bhūmiyõ |
| vocative | भूमि bhūmi |
भूमियो bhūmiyo |
See also
| Solar System in Hindi · सौरमंडल (saurmaṇḍal) (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | सूर्य (sūrya) | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
बुध (budh) | शुक्र (śukra) | पृथ्वी (pŕthvī) | मंगल (maṅgal) | बृहस्पति (bŕhaspati) | शनि (śani) | अरुण (aruṇ) | वरुण (varuṇ) | यम (yam) | |||||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | चंद्रमा (candramā) | — | ||||||||||||||
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भूमि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “भूमि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- “भूमि”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भूमि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भूमि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
भूमि f
- Devanagari script form of bhūmi
Declension
Declension table of "भूमि" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भूमि (bhūmi) | भूमियो (bhūmiyo) or भूमी (bhūmī) |
| Accusative (second) | भूमिं (bhūmiṃ) | भूमियो (bhūmiyo) or भूमी (bhūmī) |
| Instrumental (third) | भूमिया (bhūmiyā) | भूमीहि (bhūmīhi) or भूमीभि (bhūmībhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | भूमिया (bhūmiyā) | भूमीनं (bhūmīnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | भूमिया (bhūmiyā) or भूम्या (bhūmyā) | भूमीहि (bhūmīhi) or भूमीभि (bhūmībhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | भूमिया (bhūmiyā) | भूमीनं (bhūmīnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | भूमिया (bhūmiyā) or भूमियं (bhūmiyaṃ) or भूम्यं (bhūmyaṃ) | भूमीसु (bhūmīsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | भूमि (bhūmi) | भूमियो (bhūmiyo) or भूमी (bhūmī) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভূমি (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬹᬫᬶ (Balinese script)
- ভূমি (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰳𑰦𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဘူမိ (Burmese script)
- ભૂમિ (Gujarati script)
- ਭੂਮਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦹꦩꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂴𑂧𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಭೂಮಿ (Kannada script)
- ភូមិ (Khmer script)
- ຠູມິ (Lao script)
- ഭൂമി (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡠᡠᠮᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘴𑘦𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠤᠤᠮᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧕𑧆𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐹𑐩𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଭୂମି (Odia script)
- ꢩꢹꢪꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆷𑆩𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖳𑖦𑖰 (Siddham script)
- භූමි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩒𑩛𑩴𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚱𑚢𑚮 (Takri script)
- பூ⁴மி (Tamil script)
- భూమి (Telugu script)
- ภูมิ (Thai script)
- བྷཱུ་མི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒴𑒧𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨃𑨊𑨢𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰúHmiš (“earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to be”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬠𐬏𐬨𐬌 (būmi), Old Persian 𐏏 (BU /būmiš/) (whence Persian بوم (bum)). The Sanskrit root is भू (bhū).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱúː.mi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱuː.mi/
Noun
भूमि • (bhū́mi) stem, f
- earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.17.2:
- तव॑ त्वि॒षो जनि॑मन् रेजत॒ द्यौ रेज॒द् भूमि॑र् भि॒यसा॒ स्वस्य॑ म॒न्योः।
ऋ॒घा॒यन्त॑ सु॒भ्वः१॒॑ पर्व॑तास॒ आर्द॒न् धन्वा॑नि स॒रय॑न्त॒ आपः॑॥- táva tviṣó jániman rejata dyaú réjad bhū́mir bhiyásā svásya manyóḥ.
ṛghāyánta subhvàḥ párvatāsa ā́rdan dhánvāni saráyanta ā́paḥ. - Heaven trembled at the birth of thine effulgence; Earth trembled at the fear of thy displeasure.
The stedfast mountains shook in agitation, the waters flowed, and desert spots were flooded.
- táva tviṣó jániman rejata dyaú réjad bhū́mir bhiyásā svásya manyóḥ.
- तव॑ त्वि॒षो जनि॑मन् रेजत॒ द्यौ रेज॒द् भूमि॑र् भि॒यसा॒ स्वस्य॑ म॒न्योः।
- (in the plural) divisions of the world; compare भूमित्रय (bhūmi-traya)
- territory, country, district
- place, situation
- position, posture, attitude
- part, personification (played by an actor)
- floor of a house, story
- area
- the base of any geometrical figure
- (figuratively) a step, degree, stage (with Buddhists there are 10 or 13 stages of existence or perfection); Bhumi
- extent, limit
- (at the end of a compound) matter, subject, object, receptacle i.e. fit object or person for
- विश्वासभूमि (vi-śvāsa-bhūmi) — "ground for confidence", i.e. a trustworthy person
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भूमिः (bhū́miḥ) | भूमी (bhū́mī) | भूमयः (bhū́mayaḥ) |
| accusative | भूमिम् (bhū́mim) | भूमी (bhū́mī) | भूमीः (bhū́mīḥ) |
| instrumental | भूम्या (bhū́myā) भूमी¹ (bhū́mī¹) |
भूमिभ्याम् (bhū́mibhyām) | भूमिभिः (bhū́mibhiḥ) |
| dative | भूमये (bhū́maye) भूम्यै² (bhū́myai²) भूमी¹ (bhū́mī¹) |
भूमिभ्याम् (bhū́mibhyām) | भूमिभ्यः (bhū́mibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भूमेः (bhū́meḥ) भूम्याः² (bhū́myāḥ²) भूम्यै³ (bhū́myai³) |
भूमिभ्याम् (bhū́mibhyām) | भूमिभ्यः (bhū́mibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भूमेः (bhū́meḥ) भूम्याः² (bhū́myāḥ²) भूम्यै³ (bhū́myai³) |
भूम्योः (bhū́myoḥ) | भूमीनाम् (bhū́mīnām) |
| locative | भूमौ (bhū́mau) भूम्याम्² (bhū́myām²) भूमा¹ (bhū́mā¹) |
भूम्योः (bhū́myoḥ) | भूमिषु (bhū́miṣu) |
| vocative | भूमे (bhū́me) | भूमी (bhū́mī) | भूमयः (bhū́mayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- भूमि पूजा (bhūmi pūjā, “Bhūmi Pūjā, a consecration ceremony for a building”)
- भूमिका (bhūmikā, “earth, ground, soil; floo; step, degree”)
- भूमिगत (bhūmigata, “fallen to the earth”)
- भूमिचल (bhūmicala, “an earthquake”)
- भूमिचलन (bhūmicalana, “an earthquake”)
- भूमिज (bhūmija, “produced from the earth, sprung from the ground; a human”)
- भूमिद (bhūmida, “giving landed property”)
- भूमिदान (bhūmidāna, “donation of landed property”)
- भूमिदेव (bhūmideva, “'earth-god', a Brahmin”)
- भूमिभाग (bhūmibhāga, “a portion or plat of land, spot”)
- भूमिभूत (bhūmibhūta, “become earth, being the bottom of anything”)
- भूमिस्पर्श (bhūmisparśa, “earth witness, a mudra or gesture used by the Buddha”)
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Assamese: ভূঁই (bhũi)
- Bengali: ভুঁই (bhũi), ভুমি (bhumi)
- Dhivehi: ބިން (bin̊)
- Pali: bhūmi
- Romani: phuv
- Sinhalese: භූමිය (bhūmiya)
- → Hindi: भूमि (bhūmi)
- → Kannada: ಭೂಮಿ (bhūmi)
- → Khmer: ភូមិ (phuum)
- → Lao: ພູມ (phūm)
- → Malayalam: ഭൂമി (bhūmi)
- → Malay: bumi
- Indonesian: bumi
- → Marathi: भूमी (bhūmī)
- → Old Javanese: bhūmi
- → Punjabi: ਭੂਮੀ (bhūmī)
- → Tamil: பூமி (pūmi)
- → Telugu: భూమి (bhūmi)
- → Thai: ภูมิ (puum)
- → Sundanese: bumi
See also
| Solar System in Sanskrit · सूर्य-मण्डल (sūrya-maṇḍala) (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | सूर्य (sūrya), रवि (ravi), आदित्य (āditya), Thesaurus:सूर्य | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
बुध (budha) | शुक्र (śukra), भार्गव (bhārgava), भृगु (bhṛgu) |
भूमि (bhūmi), पृथ्वी (pṛthvī), Thesaurus:भू |
मङ्गल (maṅgala), अङ्गार (aṅgāra), Thesaurus:मङ्गल |
बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati), गौर (gaura) |
शनि (śani) | अरुण (aruṇa) | वरुण (varuṇa) | यम (yama) | |||||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | चन्द्र (candra), इन्दु (indu), Thesaurus:चन्द्र |
प्रथम मङ्गलस्य द्वितीय मङ्गलस्य |
— | |||||||||||||
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “भूमि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0763.