भीम

See also: भूमि and भूमी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱiːm/, [bʱĩːm]

Adjective

भीम • (bhīm) (indeclinable)

1. terrible, formidable, fearful

Proper noun

भीम • (bhīm) m

1. (Hinduism) Bhima, one of the Pandavas
2. a male given name, Bhim or Bheem, from Sanskrit
3. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and the chief architect of Constitution of India.

Declension

Declension of भीम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भीम bhīm	भीम bhīm
oblique	भीम bhīm	भीमों bhīmõ
vocative	भीम bhīm	भीमो bhīmo

Derived terms

• भीमवाद (bhīmvād)
• भीमवादी (bhīmvādī)
• भीमस्मृति (bhīmsmŕti)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भीम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3664
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भीम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 768
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “भीम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 554

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘲𑘦 (bhīma), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (bhīma), from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱim/, [bʱiːm]
• Hyphenation: भीम
• Rhymes: -im

Adjective

भीम • (bhīm) (indeclinable)

1. (literary) formidable, fearsome

Proper noun

भीम • (bhīm) m

1. (Hinduism) Bhima, the second-eldest Pandava, famed for his mighty strength

   Synonyms: वृकोदर (vŕkodar), भीमसेन (bhīmsen)

   Coordinate terms: युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhir), भीम (bhīm), अर्जुन (arjun), नकुल (nakul), सहदेव (sahdev)

2. a male given name from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of भीम (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	भीम bhīm
direct plural	भीम bhīm
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भीम bhīm		भीम bhīm
oblique सामान्यरूप	भीमा bhīmā		भीमां- bhīmān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भीमाला bhīmālā		भीमांना bhīmānnā
ergative	भीमाने, भीमानं bhīmāne, bhīmāna		भीमांनी bhīmānnī
instrumental	भीमाशी bhīmāśī		भीमांशी bhīmānśī
locative सप्तमी	भीमात bhīmāt		भीमांत bhīmāt
vocative संबोधन	भीमा bhīmā		भीमांनो bhīmānno
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 भीम (masc cons-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	भीमाचा bhīmāċā	भीमाचे bhīmāċe	भीमाची bhīmācī	भीमाच्या bhīmācā	भीमाचे, भीमाचं bhīmāċe, bhīmāċa	भीमाची bhīmācī	भीमाच्या bhīmācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भीमांचा bhīmānċā	भीमांचे bhīmānċe	भीमांची bhīmāñcī	भीमांच्या bhīmāncā	भीमांचे, भीमांचं bhīmānċe, bhīmānċa	भीमांची bhīmāñcī	भीमांच्या bhīmāñcā
* 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.

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भीम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “भीम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bhīma (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• ভীম (Bengali script)
• භීම (Sinhalese script)
• ဘီမ or ဘဳမ or ꧤီမ (Burmese script)
• ภีม or ภีมะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩦᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠີມ or ຠີມະ (Lao script)
• ភីម (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄩𑄟 (Chakma script)

Adjective

भीम

1. Devanagari script form of bhīma

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভীম (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬷᬫ (Balinese script)
• ভীম (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰱𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• ဘီမ (Burmese script)
• ભીમ (Gujarati script)
• ਭੀਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍀𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦷꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂲𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ಭೀಮ (Kannada script)
• ភីម (Khmer script)
• ຠີມ (Lao script)
• ഭീമ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡳᡳᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘲𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠢᠢᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧓𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐷𑐩 (Newa script)
• ଭୀମ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢷꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆵𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖱𑖦 (Siddham script)
• භීම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩑𑩛𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚯𑚢 (Takri script)
• பீ⁴ம (Tamil script)
• భీమ (Telugu script)
• ภีม (Thai script)
• བྷཱི་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒲𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨁𑨊𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰih₂-mó-s, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to be afraid”). The Sanskrit root is भी (bhī).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱiː.mɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱiː.mɐ/

Adjective

भी॒म • (bhīmá) stem

1. fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful, formidable, tremendous
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भी॒म

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भी॒मः (bhīmáḥ)	भी॒मौ (bhīmáu) भी॒मा¹ (bhīmā́¹)	भी॒माः (bhīmā́ḥ) भी॒मासः॑¹ (bhīmā́saḥ¹)
accusative	भी॒मम् (bhīmám)	भी॒मौ (bhīmáu) भी॒मा¹ (bhīmā́¹)	भी॒मान् (bhīmā́n)
instrumental	भी॒मेन॑ (bhīména)	भी॒माभ्या॑म् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भी॒मैः (bhīmáiḥ) भी॒मेभिः॑¹ (bhīmébhiḥ¹)
dative	भी॒माय॑ (bhīmā́ya)	भी॒माभ्या॑म् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भी॒मेभ्यः॑ (bhīmébhyaḥ)
ablative	भी॒मात् (bhīmā́t)	भी॒माभ्या॑म् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भी॒मेभ्यः॑ (bhīmébhyaḥ)
genitive	भी॒मस्य॑ (bhīmásya)	भी॒मयोः॑ (bhīmáyoḥ)	भी॒माना॑म् (bhīmā́nām)
locative	भी॒मे (bhīmé)	भी॒मयोः॑ (bhīmáyoḥ)	भी॒मेषु॑ (bhīméṣu)
vocative	भीम॑ (bhī́ma)	भीमौ॑ (bhī́mau) भीमा॑¹ (bhī́mā¹)	भीमाः॑ (bhī́māḥ) भीमा॑सः¹ (bhī́māsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भी॒मा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भी॒मा (bhīmā́)	भी॒मे (bhīmé)	भी॒माः (bhīmā́ḥ)
accusative	भी॒माम् (bhīmā́m)	भी॒मे (bhīmé)	भी॒माः (bhīmā́ḥ)
instrumental	भी॒मया॑ (bhīmáyā) भी॒मा¹ (bhīmā́¹)	भी॒माभ्या॑म् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भी॒माभिः॑ (bhīmā́bhiḥ)
dative	भी॒मायै॑ (bhīmā́yai)	भी॒माभ्या॑म् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भी॒माभ्यः॑ (bhīmā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	भी॒मायाः॑ (bhīmā́yāḥ) भी॒मायै॑² (bhīmā́yai²)	भी॒माभ्या॑म् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भी॒माभ्यः॑ (bhīmā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	भी॒मायाः॑ (bhīmā́yāḥ) भी॒मायै॑² (bhīmā́yai²)	भी॒मयोः॑ (bhīmáyoḥ)	भी॒माना॑म् (bhīmā́nām)
locative	भी॒माया॑म् (bhīmā́yām)	भी॒मयोः॑ (bhīmáyoḥ)	भी॒मासु॑ (bhīmā́su)
vocative	भीमे॑ (bhī́me)	भीमे॑ (bhī́me)	भीमाः॑ (bhī́māḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भी॒म

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भी॒मम् (bhīmám)	भी॒मे (bhīmé)	भी॒मानि॑ (bhīmā́ni) भी॒मा¹ (bhīmā́¹)
accusative	भी॒मम् (bhīmám)	भी॒मे (bhīmé)	भी॒मानि॑ (bhīmā́ni) भी॒मा¹ (bhīmā́¹)
instrumental	भी॒मेन॑ (bhīména)	भी॒माभ्या॑म् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भी॒मैः (bhīmáiḥ) भी॒मेभिः॑¹ (bhīmébhiḥ¹)
dative	भी॒माय॑ (bhīmā́ya)	भी॒माभ्या॑म् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भी॒मेभ्यः॑ (bhīmébhyaḥ)
ablative	भी॒मात् (bhīmā́t)	भी॒माभ्या॑म् (bhīmā́bhyām)	भी॒मेभ्यः॑ (bhīmébhyaḥ)
genitive	भी॒मस्य॑ (bhīmásya)	भी॒मयोः॑ (bhīmáyoḥ)	भी॒माना॑म् (bhīmā́nām)
locative	भी॒मे (bhīmé)	भी॒मयोः॑ (bhīmáyoḥ)	भी॒मेषु॑ (bhīméṣu)
vocative	भीम॑ (bhī́ma)	भीमे॑ (bhī́me)	भीमा॑नि (bhī́māni) भीमा॑¹ (bhī́mā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: bhīma
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (bhīma)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘲𑘦 (bhīma)
    • Marathi: भीम (bhīm)

Proper noun

भीम • (bhīma) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) Bhīma, the second-eldest Pāṇḍava and one of the main protagonists in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata

   Synonyms: वृकोदर (vṛkodara), भीमसेन (bhīmasena)

   Coordinate terms: युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira), भीम (bhīma), अर्जुन (arjuna), नकुल (nakula), सहदेव (sahadeva)

2. (New Sanskrit) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, an Indian economist, social reformer and political leader
   • 2012, भीमाम्बेडकरशतकम् [bhīmāmbeḍakaraśatakam]‎^[1], New Delhi: Central Sanskrit University, →ISBN, page 100:

     जय भीम महाभाग त्रिरत्नशरणंगत ।
     जयोऽस्तु सततं तेषां ये भवन्ति तवानुगाः ॥

     jaya bhīma mahābhāga triratnaśaraṇaṃgata.
     jayoʼstu satataṃ teṣāṃ ye bhavanti tavānugāḥ.

     Victory to you, illustrious Bhīma, who's refuge are the three gems [in Buddhism: Buddha, law and monastic brotherhood].
     May your followers always get continual victory.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भीम

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भीमः (bhīmaḥ)	भीमौ (bhīmau)	भीमाः (bhīmāḥ)
accusative	भीमम् (bhīmam)	भीमौ (bhīmau)	भीमान् (bhīmān)
instrumental	भीमेन (bhīmena)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ)
dative	भीमाय (bhīmāya)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmebhyaḥ)
ablative	भीमात् (bhīmāt)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmebhyaḥ)
genitive	भीमस्य (bhīmasya)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमानाम् (bhīmānām)
locative	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमेषु (bhīmeṣu)
vocative	भीम (bhīma)	भीमौ (bhīmau)	भीमाः (bhīmāḥ)

Descendants

• → Hindi: भीम (bhīm)
• → Marathi: भीम (bhīm)
• → Old Javanese: bhīma
  • Javanese: ꦧꦶꦩ (bima), ꦨꦶꦩ (Bima)
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬷᬫ (Bima)
• → Telugu: భీముడు (bhīmuḍu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “भीम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 758, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhīmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 542
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 245