भूमि

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See also: भीम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).

Pronunciation

Noun

भूमि • (bhūmi) f (Urdu spelling بھومی)

  1. earth, soil, ground
    Synonym: ज़मीन (zamīn)
  2. region
  3. nation, country
    Synonyms: देश (deś), राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra)
  4. place
    Synonyms: जगह (jagah), स्थान (sthān)
  5. situation
    Synonym: स्थिति (sthiti)
  7. the Earth
    Synonyms: पृथ्वी (pŕthvī), दुनिया (duniyā)
  8. (Hinduism) Bhumi, goddess of the Earth

Declension

Declension of भूमि (fem i-stem)
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)
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Pali

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Noun

भूमि f

  1. Devanagari script form of bhūmi

Declension

Declension table of "भूमि" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
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

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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

Noun

भूमि • (bhū́mi) stem, f

  1. earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 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.
  2. (in the plural) divisions of the world; compare भूमित्रय (bhūmi-traya)
  3. territory, country, district
  4. place, situation
  5. position, posture, attitude
  6. part, personification (played by an actor)
  7. floor of a house, story
  8. area
  9. the base of any geometrical figure
  10. (figuratively) a step, degree, stage (with Buddhists there are 10 or 13 stages of existence or perfection); Bhumi
  11. extent, limit
  12. (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

Feminine i-stem declension of भूमि (bhū́mi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भूमिः
bhū́miḥ 		भूमी
bhū́mī 		भूमयः
bhū́mayaḥ
Vocative भूमे
bhū́me 		भूमी
bhū́mī 		भूमयः
bhū́mayaḥ
Accusative भूमिम्
bhū́mim 		भूमी
bhū́mī 		भूमीः
bhū́mīḥ
Instrumental भूम्या / भूमी¹
bhū́myā / bhū́mī¹ 		भूमिभ्याम्
bhū́mibhyām 		भूमिभिः
bhū́mibhiḥ
Dative भूमये / भूम्यै² / भूमी¹
bhū́maye / bhū́myai² / bhū́mī¹ 		भूमिभ्याम्
bhū́mibhyām 		भूमिभ्यः
bhū́mibhyaḥ
Ablative भूमेः / भूम्याः² / भूम्यै³
bhū́meḥ / bhū́myāḥ² / bhū́myai³ 		भूमिभ्याम्
bhū́mibhyām 		भूमिभ्यः
bhū́mibhyaḥ
Genitive भूमेः / भूम्याः² / भूम्यै³
bhū́meḥ / bhū́myāḥ² / bhū́myai³ 		भूम्योः
bhū́myoḥ 		भूमीनाम्
bhū́mīnām
Locative भूमौ / भूम्याम्² / भूमा¹
bhū́mau / bhū́myām² / bhū́mā¹ 		भूम्योः
bhū́myoḥ 		भूमिषु
bhū́miṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

Descendants

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 		—













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