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भूमि
भूमि
See also: भीम
Hindi
Noun
भूमि • (bhūmi) f
- earth, soil, ground
- region
- nation, country
- place, situation
- the Earth
- (Hinduism) Bhumi, goddess of the Earth
Synonyms
- (ground): ज़मीन (zamīn)
- (country): देश (deś), राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra)
- (place): जगह (jagah), स्थान (sthān)
- (situation): स्थिति (sthiti)
- (the Earth): पृथ्वी (pŕthvī), दुनिया (duniyā)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Noun
भूमि f
- Devanagari script form of bhūmi
Declension
Declension table of "भूमि" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भूमि | भूमियो or भूमी |
| Accusative (second) | भूमिं | भूमियो or भूमी |
| Instrumental (third) | भूमिया | भूमीहि or भूमीभि |
| Dative (fourth) | भूमिया | भूमीनं |
| Ablative (fifth) | भूमिया or भूम्या | भूमीहि or भूमीभि |
| Genitive (sixth) | भूमिया | भूमीनं |
| Locative (seventh) | भूमिया or भूमियं or भूम्यं | भूमीसु |
| Vocative (calling) | भूमि | भूमियो or भूमी |
Sanskrit
Etymology
From भू (bhū)
Noun
भूमि • (bhūmi) f
- earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi
- RV 4.17.2b
- तव तविषो जनिमन्रेजत दयौ रेजद भूमिर्भियसा सवस्य मन्योः |
- ऋघायन्त सुभ्वः पर्वतास आर्दन्धन्वानि सरयन्त आपः ||
- tava tviṣo janiman rejata dyau rejad bhūmir bhiyasā svasya manyoḥ |
- ṛghāyanta subhvaḥ parvatāsa ārdan dhanvāni sarayanta āpaḥ ||
- 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.
- RV 4.17.2b
- (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
- स्नेहभूमि (sneha-bhūmi) — "oil-source", any substance yielding oil or grease
- tongue
Declension
| Feminine i-stem declension of भूमि | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | भूम्याः / भूमेः (bhūmyāḥ / bhūmeḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) | भूमी (bhūmī) | भूमयः (bhūmayaḥ) |
| Vocative | भूमे (bhūme) | भूमी (bhūmī) | भूमयः (bhūmayaḥ) |
| Accusative | भूमिम् (bhūmim) | भूमी (bhūmī) | भूमीः (bhūmīḥ) |
| Instrumental | भूम्या (bhūmyā) | भूमिभ्याम् (bhūmibhyām) | भूमिभिः (bhūmibhiḥ) |
| Dative | भूम्यै / भूमये (bhūmyai / bhūmaye) | भूमिभ्याम् (bhūmibhyām) | भूमिभ्यः (bhūmibhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | भूम्याः / भूमेः (bhūmyāḥ / bhūmeḥ) | भूमिभ्याम् (bhūmibhyām) | भूमिभ्यः (bhūmibhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | भूम्याः / भूमेः (bhūmyāḥ / bhūmeḥ) | भूम्योः (bhūmyoḥ) | भूमीनाम् (bhūmīnām) |
| Locative | भूम्याम् / भूमौ (bhūmyām / bhūmau) | भूम्योः (bhūmyoḥ) | भूमिषु (bhūmiṣu) |
Descendants
- Hindi: भूमि (bhūmi)
- Malay: bumi
- Pali: bhūmi
- Sinhala: භූමිය (bhūmiya)
- Telugu: భూమి (bhūmi)
- Thai: ภูมิ (pʰūmi)
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 0763