भूमि

See also: भीम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard 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

Proper noun

भूमि • (bhūmi) f

1. a female given name, Bhumi or Bhoomi, from Sanskrit

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 · सौरमण्डल (saurmaṇḍal) (layout · text)
Star	सूर्य (sūrya)
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	बुध (budh)	शुक्र (śukra)	पृथ्वी (pŕthvī)	मंगल (maṅgal)	सीरीस (sīrīs)	बृहस्पति (bŕhaspati)	शनि (śani)	अरुण (aruṇ)	वरुण (varuṇ)	यम (yam)	ऍरिस (ĕris)
Notable moons	—	—	चन्द्रमा (candramā)	फ़ोबस (fobas) डेमोस (ḍemos)	—	आयो (āyo) यूरोपा (yūropā) गैनिमीड (gainimīḍ) कलिस्टो (kalisṭo)	माइमस (māimas) ऍनसॅलअडस (ĕnsĕlaaḍas) टॅथिस (ṭĕthis) डायोनी (ḍāyonī) रिया (riyā) टाइटन (ṭāiṭan) आऐपिटस (āaipiṭas)	मिरैन्डा (mirainḍā) ऍरिअल (ĕrial) अम्ब्रिअल (ambrial) टाइटेनिआ (ṭāiṭeniā) ओबेरॉन (oberŏn)	ट्राइटन (ṭrāiṭan)	शैरन (śairan)	डिस्नोमिया (ḍisnomiyā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “भूमि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “भूमि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “भूमि”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भूमि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भूमि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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)). The Sanskrit root is भू (bhū).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भूमि॑ • (bhū́mi) stem, f

1. earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 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 dyáu 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 भूमि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भूमिः॑ (bhū́miḥ)	भूमी॑ (bhū́mī)	भूम॑यः (bhū́mayaḥ)
accusative	भूमि॑म् (bhū́mim)	भूमी॑ (bhū́mī)	भूमीः॑ (bhū́mīḥ)
instrumental	भूम्या॑ (bhū́myā) भूमी॑¹ (bhū́mī¹)	भूमि॑भ्याम् (bhū́mibhyām)	भूमि॑भिः (bhū́mibhiḥ)
dative	भूम॑ये (bhū́maye) भूम्यै॑² (bhū́myai²) भूमी॑¹ (bhū́mī¹)	भूमि॑भ्याम् (bhū́mibhyām)	भूमि॑भ्यः (bhū́mibhyaḥ)
ablative	भूमेः॑ (bhū́meḥ) भूम्याः॑² (bhū́myāḥ²) भूम्यै॑³ (bhū́myai³)	भूमि॑भ्याम् (bhū́mibhyām)	भूमि॑भ्यः (bhū́mibhyaḥ)
genitive	भूमेः॑ (bhū́meḥ) भूम्याः॑² (bhū́myāḥ²) भूम्यै॑³ (bhū́myai³)	भूम्योः॑ (bhū́myoḥ)	भूमी॒नाम् (bhū́mīnām)
locative	भूमौ॑ (bhū́mau) भूम्या॑म्² (bhū́myām²) भूमा॑¹ (bhū́mā¹)	भूम्योः॑ (bhū́myoḥ)	भूमि॑षु (bhū́miṣu)
vocative	भूमे॑ (bhū́me)	भूमी॑ (bhū́mī)	भूम॑यः (bhū́mayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• भूमि पूजा (bhūmi pūjā, “Bhūmi Pūjā, a consecration ceremony for a building”)
• 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”)
• भूमिस्पर्श (bhūmisparśa, “earth witness, a mudra or gesture used by the Buddha”)

Descendants

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

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “भूमि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0763, column 1.