भू

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See also: म, भ, भृ, भा, and भी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भू (bhū).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱuː/

Noun

भू • (bhū) f

  1. the Earth
    Synonyms: पृथ्वी (pŕthvī), धरती (dhartī)
  2. land, earth
    Synonyms: भूमि (bhūmi), ज़मीन (zamīn)

Declension

Declension of भू (fem ū-stem)
singular plural
direct भू
bhū 		भुएँ
bhuẽ
oblique भू
bhū 		भुओं
bhuõ
vocative भू
bhū 		भुओ
bhuo

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘥𑘴 (bhū), from Sanskrit भू (bhū).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱu/,
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Noun

भू • (bhū) f

  1. the earth

Declension

Declension of भू (fem ū-stem)
direct
singular 		भू
bhū
direct
plural 		भवा
bhvā
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		भू
bhū 		भवा
bhvā
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		भू
bhū 		भवां-
bhvān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		भूला
bhūlā 		भवांना
bhvānnā
ergative भूने, भूनं
bhūne, bhūna 		भवांनी
bhvānnī
instrumental भूशी
bhūśī 		भवांशी
bhvānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		भूत
bhūt 		भवांत
bhvāt
vocative
संबोधन 		भू
bhū 		भवांनो
bhvānno
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 भू (fem ū-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
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		भूचा
bhūċā 		भूचे
bhūċe 		भूची
bhūcī 		भूच्या
bhūcā 		भूचे, भूचं
bhūċe, bhūċa 		भूची
bhūcī 		भूच्या
bhūcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		भवांचा
bhvānċā 		भवांचे
bhvānċe 		भवांची
bhvāñcī 		भवांच्या
bhvāncā 		भवांचे, भवांचं
bhvānċe, bhvānċa 		भवांची
bhvāñcī 		भवांच्या
bhvāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “भू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “भू”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

Old Marathi

Noun

भू (bhū) f

  1. Devanagari form of 𑘥𑘴 (bhū)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Noun

भू f

  1. Devanagari script form of bhū (“the earth”)

Declension

Declension table of "भू" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)भू (bhū)भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū)
Accusative (second)भुं (bhuṃ)भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū)
Instrumental (third)भुया (bhuyā)भूहि (bhūhi) or भूभि (bhūbhi)
Dative (fourth)भुया (bhuyā)भूनं (bhūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)भुया (bhuyā)भूहि (bhūhi) or भूभि (bhūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)भुया (bhuyā)भूनं (bhūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)भुया (bhuyā) or भुयं (bhuyaṃ) or भुवि (bhuvi)भूसु (bhūsu)
Vocative (calling)भु (bhu)भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū)

Noun

भू f

  1. Devanagari script form of bhū (“eyebrow”)

Declension

Declension table of "भू" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)भू (bhū)भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū)
Accusative (second)भुं (bhuṃ)भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū)
Instrumental (third)भुया (bhuyā)भूहि (bhūhi) or भूभि (bhūbhi)
Dative (fourth)भुया (bhuyā)भूनं (bhūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)भुया (bhuyā)भूहि (bhūhi) or भूभि (bhūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)भुया (bhuyā)भूनं (bhūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)भुया (bhuyā) or भुयं (bhuyaṃ)भूसु (bhūsu)
Vocative (calling)भु (bhu)भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, be, grow, rise up”). Cognates include Ancient Greek φύω (phúō), Avestan 𐬠𐬎 (bu), Latin fui, fīō, Proto-Germanic *buskaz, *beuną, and Old English beon (whence English be).

Pronunciation

Noun

भू • (bhū́) stem, f

  1. the act of becoming or arising
  2. the place of being, space, world or universe
  3. the earth (as constituting one of the 3 worlds)
  4. (figuratively) one (number)
  5. earth (as a substance), ground, soil, land, landed property
  6. floor, pavement
  7. a place, spot, piece of ground
  8. the base of any geometric figure
  9. object, matter
  10. a sacrificial fire

Declension

Feminine ū-stem declension of भू (bhū́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भूः
bhū́ḥ 		भुवौ
bhúvau 		भुवः
bhúvaḥ
Vocative भूः
bhū́ḥ 		भुवौ
bhúvau 		भुवः
bhúvaḥ
Accusative भुवम्
bhúvam 		भुवौ
bhúvau 		भुवः
bhúvaḥ
Instrumental भुवा
bhuvā́ 		भूभ्याम्
bhūbhyā́m 		भूभिः
bhūbhíḥ
Dative भुवे / भुवै¹
bhuvé / bhuvaí¹ 		भूभ्याम्
bhūbhyā́m 		भूभ्यः
bhūbhyáḥ
Ablative भुवः / भुवाः¹ / भुवै²
bhuváḥ / bhuvā́ḥ¹ / bhuvaí² 		भूभ्याम्
bhūbhyā́m 		भूभ्यः
bhūbhyáḥ
Genitive भुवः / भुवाः¹ / भुवै²
bhuváḥ / bhuvā́ḥ¹ / bhuvaí² 		भुवोः
bhuvóḥ 		भुवाम् / भूनाम्¹
bhuvā́m / bhūnā́m¹
Locative भुवि / भुवाम्¹
bhuví / bhuvā́m¹ 		भुवोः
bhuvóḥ 		भूषु
bhūṣú
Notes
  • ¹Later Sanskrit
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Pali: bhū
  • → Hindi: भू (bhū)

Root

भू • (bhū)

  1. to be

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root भू‎ (0 c, 11 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
Non-Finite Forms
Derived Nominal Forms

Descendants

Terms derived from the Sanskrit root भू‎ (13 c, 0 e)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “भू”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0760.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 113
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “भू”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 255-257; 267
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