भू
See also: म, भ, भृ, भा, and भी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भू (bhū).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱuː/
Noun
भू • (bhū) f
- the Earth
- Synonyms: पृथ्वी (pŕthvī), धरती (dhartī)
- land, earth
- Synonyms: भूमि (bhūmi), ज़मीन (zamīn)
Declension
Declension of भू (fem ū-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भू bhū | भुएँ bhuẽ |
| oblique | भू bhū | भुओं bhuõ |
| vocative | भू bhū | भुओ bhuo |
Derived terms
- भूकंप (bhūkamp)
- भूखंड (bhūkhaṇḍ)
- भूगर्भ (bhūgarbh)
- भूगोल (bhūgol)
- भूचक्र (bhūcakra)
- भूदान (bhūdān)
- भूपति (bhūpti)
- भूपुत्र (bhūputra)
- भूमंडल (bhūmaṇḍal)
- भूविज्ञान (bhūvigyān)
Marathi
Etymology
From Old Marathi 𑘥𑘴 (bhū), from Sanskrit भू (bhū).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʱu/, [bʱuː]
Noun
भू • (bhū) f
- the earth
Declension
| Declension of भू (bhū) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular | भू bhū | ||
| direct plural | भवा bhvā | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | भू bhū | भवा bhvā | |
| oblique | भू- bhū- | भवां- bhvāN- | |
| dative | भूला bhūlā | भवांना bhvāNnā | |
| ergative | भूने bhūne | भवांनी bhvāNni | |
| instrumental | भूशी bhūśi | भवांशी bhvāNśi | |
| locative | भूत bhūt | भवांत bhvāNt | |
| vocative | भू bhū | भवांनो bhvāNno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of भू | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | neuter object | oblique | |||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular* | plural | |||
| singular subject | भूचा bhūċā | भूचे bhūce | भूची bhūci | भूच्या bhūca | भूचे, भूचं bhūce, bhūċa | भूची bhūci | भूच्या bhūca | |
| plural subject | भवांचा bhvāNċā | भवांचे bhvāNce | भवांची bhvāNci | भवांच्या bhvāNca | भवांचे, भवांचं bhvāNce, bhvāNċa | भवांची bhvāNci | भवांच्या bhvāNca | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- भूमिती (bhūmitī)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “भू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “भू”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
Old Marathi
Noun
भू (bhū) f
- Devanagari form of 𑘥𑘴 (bhū)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- bhū (Latin script)
- 𑀪𑀽 (Brahmi script)
- ভূ (Bengali script)
- භූ (Sinhalese script)
- ဘူ or ꧤူ (Burmese script)
- ภู (Thai script)
- ᨽᩪ (Tai Tham script)
- ຠູ (Lao script)
- ភូ (Khmer script)
- 𑄞𑄫 (Chakma script)
Noun
भू f
- Devanagari script form of bhū (“the earth”)
Declension
Declension table of "भू" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भू (bhū) | भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū) |
| Accusative (second) | भुं (bhuṃ) | भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū) |
| Instrumental (third) | भुया (bhuyā) | भूहि (bhūhi) or भूभि (bhūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | भुया (bhuyā) | भूनं (bhūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | भुया (bhuyā) | भूहि (bhūhi) or भूभि (bhūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | भुया (bhuyā) | भूनं (bhūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | भुया (bhuyā) or भुयं (bhuyaṃ) or भुवि (bhuvi) | भूसु (bhūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | भु (bhu) | भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū) |
Noun
भू f
- Devanagari script form of bhū (“eyebrow”)
Declension
Declension table of "भू" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भू (bhū) | भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū) |
| Accusative (second) | भुं (bhuṃ) | भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū) |
| Instrumental (third) | भुया (bhuyā) | भूहि (bhūhi) or भूभि (bhūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | भुया (bhuyā) | भूनं (bhūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | भुया (bhuyā) | भूहि (bhūhi) or भूभि (bhūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | भुया (bhuyā) | भूनं (bhūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | भुया (bhuyā) or भुयं (bhuyaṃ) | भूसु (bhūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | भु (bhu) | भुयो (bhuyo) or भू (bhū) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬪᬹ (Balinese script)
- ভূ (Assamese script)
- ভূ (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰳 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀽 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌭𑍂 (Grantha script)
- ભૂ (Gujarati script)
- ਭੂ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦨꦹ (Javanese script)
- ភូ (Khmer script)
- ಭೂ (Kannada script)
- ຠູ (Lao script)
- ഭൂ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘥𑘴 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠤᠤ (Mongolian script)
- ᢨᡠᡠ (Manchu script)
- ဘူ (Burmese script)
- 𑧅𑧕 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐹 (Newa script)
- ଭୂ (Oriya script)
- ꢩꢹ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆷 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖳 (Siddham script)
- භූ (Sinhalese script)
- భూ (Telugu script)
- ภู (Thai script)
- བྷཱུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒴 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, be, grow, rise up”). Cognates include Ancient Greek φύω (phúō), Avestan 𐬠𐬎 (bu), Latin fui, fīō, Proto-Germanic *buskaz, *beuną, and Old English beon (whence English be).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱúː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bʱuː/
Noun
भू • (bhū́) f
- the act of becoming or arising
- the place of being, space, world or universe
- the earth (as constituting one of the 3 worlds)
- (figuratively) one (number)
- earth (as a substance), ground, soil, land, landed property
- floor, pavement
- a place, spot, piece of ground
- the base of any geometric figure
- object, matter
- a sacrificial fire
Declension
| Feminine ū-stem declension of भू (bhū́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | भूः bhū́ḥ | भुवौ bhúvau | भुवः bhúvaḥ |
| Vocative | भूः bhū́ḥ | भुवौ bhúvau | भुवः bhúvaḥ |
| Accusative | भुवम् bhúvam | भुवौ bhúvau | भुवः bhúvaḥ |
| Instrumental | भुवा bhuvā́ | भूभ्याम् bhūbhyā́m | भूभिः bhūbhíḥ |
| Dative | भुवे / भुवै¹ bhuvé / bhuvaí¹ | भूभ्याम् bhūbhyā́m | भूभ्यः bhūbhyáḥ |
| Ablative | भुवः / भुवाः¹ bhuváḥ / bhuvā́ḥ¹ | भूभ्याम् bhūbhyā́m | भूभ्यः bhūbhyáḥ |
| Genitive | भुवः / भुवाः¹ bhuváḥ / bhuvā́ḥ¹ | भुवोः bhuvóḥ | भुवाम् / भूनाम्¹ bhuvā́m / bhūnā́m¹ |
| Locative | भुवि / भुवाम्¹ bhuví / bhuvā́m¹ | भुवोः bhuvóḥ | भूषु bhūṣú |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Pali: bhū
- → Hindi: भू (bhū)
Root
भू • (bhū)
- to be
Derived terms
- बोभवति (bobhavati)
- बोभवीति (bóbhavīti)
- बोभोति (bobhoti)
- भवति (bhávati, “to become”)
- भवत् (bhávat, “you”)
- भुवन (bhúvana, “a being, living creature, mankind”)
- भूकम्प (bhūkampa, “an earthquake”)
- भूकर्ण (bhūkarṇa, “the diameter of the earth”)
- भूगोल (bhūgola, “'earth-ball' - the terrestrial globe”)
- भूधर (bhūdhara, “'earth-bearing' - dwelling in the earth, a mountain”)
- भूप (bhūpa, “earth-protector - a king, prince”)
- भूपति (bhūpati, “a king, monarch”)
- भूपाल (bhūpāla, “earth-protector - a king, prince”)
- भूपालन (bhūpālana, “sovereignty, dominion”)
- भूमन् (bhū́man, “earth, world, territory; country”)
- भूमि (bhū́mi, “situation, place, earth, ground, base, extent; country”)
- भूलता (bhūlatā, “an earthworm”)
- भूलोक (bhūloka, “the terrestrial earth”)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “भू”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0760.
- William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 113
- Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “भू”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016