भूमि

See also: भीम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱuː.miː/
• Rhymes: -iː

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 · सूर्य-मंडल (sūrya-maṇḍal) (layout · text)
Star	सूर्य (sūrya), सूरज (sūraj)
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	बुध (budh)	शुक्र (śukra)	भूमि (bhūmi), पृथ्वी (pŕthvī)	मंगल (maṅgal)		बृहस्पति (bŕhaspati)	शनि (śani)	अरुण (aruṇ)	वरुण (varuṇ), अंधा तारा (andhā tārā)	यम (yam)
Notable moons	—	—	चाँद (cā̃d), चंद्र (candra)		—

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bhūmi (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ভূমি (Bengali script)
• භූමි (Sinhalese script)
• ဘူမိ or ꧤူမိ (Burmese script)
• ภูมิ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩪᨾᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠູມິ (Lao script)
• ភូមិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄫𑄟𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

भूमि f

1. 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)). More distant cognates include Old English beon, Latin fīō. The Sanskrit root is भू (bhū).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱúː.mi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱuː.mi/

Noun

भूमि • (bhū́mi) stem, f

1. earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.17.2:

     तव त्विषो जनिमन्रेजत द्यौ रेजद्भूमिर्भियसा स्वस्य मन्योः।
     ऋघायन्त सुभ्वः पर्वतास आर्दन्धन्वानि सरयन्त आपः॥

     tava tviṣo janimanrejata dyau rejadbhūmirbhiyasā svasya manyoḥ.
     ṛghāyanta subhvaḥ parvatāsa ārdandhanvāni 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.

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

• 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”)

 

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: bhum (“earth; ground”)
  • Khowar: بوم (búm)
• Assamese: ভূঁই (bhũi)
• Bengali: ভুঁই (bhũi)
• 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: بومي (bumi)
  • Indonesian: bumi
• → Old Javanese: bhūmi
  • Javanese: ꦧꦸꦩꦶ (bumi)
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬹᬫᬶ (bumi), ᬕᬸᬫᬶ (gumi)
• → Punjabi: ਭੂਮੀ (bhūmī)
• → Tamil: பூமி (pūmi)
• → Telugu: భూమి (bhūmi)
• → Thai: ภูมิ (puum)
• → Sundanese: ᮘᮥᮙᮤ (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.