जन्मभूमि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जन्मभूमि (janmabhūmi). Cognate with Marathi जन्मभूमी (janmabhūmī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒən.mᵊ.bʱuː.miː/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n.mᵊ.bʱuː.miː]

Noun

जन्मभूमि • (janmabhūmi) f

1. birthplace

Declension

Declension of जन्मभूमि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जन्मभूमि janmabhūmi	जन्मभूमियाँ janmabhūmiyā̃
oblique	जन्मभूमि janmabhūmi	जन्मभूमियों janmabhūmiyõ
vocative	जन्मभूमि janmabhūmi	जन्मभूमियो janmabhūmiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जन्मभूमि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1689

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জন্মভূমি (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬦ᭄ᬫᬪᬹᬫᬶ (Balinese script)
• জন্মভূমি (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰡𑰿𑰦𑰥𑰳𑰦𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀦𑁆𑀫𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဇန္မဘူမိ (Burmese script)
• જન્મભૂમિ (Gujarati script)
• ਜਨ੍ਮਭੂਮਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦤ꧀ꦩꦨꦹꦩꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂢𑂹𑂧𑂦𑂴𑂧𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಜನ್ಮಭೂಮಿ (Kannada script)
• ជន្មភូមិ (Khmer script)
• ຊນ຺ມຠູມິ (Lao script)
• ജന്മഭൂമി (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠠᠨᠮᠠᢨᡠᡠᠮᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘡𑘿𑘦𑘥𑘴𑘦𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠠᠨᠮᠠᠪᠾᠤᠤᠮᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧁𑧠𑧆𑧅𑧕𑧆𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐣𑑂𑐩𑐨𑐹𑐩𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଜନ୍ମଭୂମି (Odia script)
• ꢙꢥ꣄ꢪꢩꢹꢪꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆤𑇀𑆩𑆨𑆷𑆩𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖡𑖿𑖦𑖥𑖳𑖦𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ජන‍්මභූමි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩯 𑪙𑩴𑩳𑩒𑩛𑩴𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚝𑚶𑚢𑚡𑚱𑚢𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஜந்மபூ⁴மி (Tamil script)
• జన్మభూమి (Telugu script)
• ชนฺมภูมิ (Thai script)
• ཛ་ནྨ་བྷཱུ་མི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒢𑓂𑒧𑒦𑒴𑒧𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨝𑩇𑨢𑨡𑨃𑨊𑨢𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of जन्म (janma, “birth”) +‎ भूमि (bhūmi, “land”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐn̪.mɐ.bʱuː.mi/

Noun

जन्मभूमि • (janmabhūmi) stem, f

1. native country, birthplace

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of जन्मभूमि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	जन्मभूमिः (janmabhūmiḥ)	जन्मभूमी (janmabhūmī)	जन्मभूमयः (janmabhūmayaḥ)
accusative	जन्मभूमिम् (janmabhūmim)	जन्मभूमी (janmabhūmī)	जन्मभूमीः (janmabhūmīḥ)
instrumental	जन्मभूम्या (janmabhūmyā)	जन्मभूमिभ्याम् (janmabhūmibhyām)	जन्मभूमिभिः (janmabhūmibhiḥ)
dative	जन्मभूमये (janmabhūmaye) जन्मभूम्यै (janmabhūmyai)	जन्मभूमिभ्याम् (janmabhūmibhyām)	जन्मभूमिभ्यः (janmabhūmibhyaḥ)
ablative	जन्मभूमेः (janmabhūmeḥ) जन्मभूम्याः (janmabhūmyāḥ)	जन्मभूमिभ्याम् (janmabhūmibhyām)	जन्मभूमिभ्यः (janmabhūmibhyaḥ)
genitive	जन्मभूमेः (janmabhūmeḥ) जन्मभूम्याः (janmabhūmyāḥ)	जन्मभूम्योः (janmabhūmyoḥ)	जन्मभूमीनाम् (janmabhūmīnām)
locative	जन्मभूमौ (janmabhūmau) जन्मभूम्याम् (janmabhūmyām)	जन्मभूम्योः (janmabhūmyoḥ)	जन्मभूमिषु (janmabhūmiṣu)
vocative	जन्मभूमे (janmabhūme)	जन्मभूमी (janmabhūmī)	जन्मभूमयः (janmabhūmayaḥ)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: જન્મભૂમિ (janmabhūmi)
• → Hindi: जन्मभूमि (janmabhūmi)
• → Kannada: ಜನ್ಮಭೂಮಿ (janmabhūmi)
• → Malayalam: ജന്മഭൂമി (janmabhūmi)
• → Marathi: जन्मभूमी (janmabhūmī)
• → Telugu: జన్మభూమి (janmabhūmi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “जन्मभूमि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 411, column 2.