भू
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit भू (bhū).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]भू • (bhū) f
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Marathi 𑘥𑘴 (bhū), from Sanskrit भू (bhū).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]भू • (bhū) f
- the earth
Declension
[edit]| Declension of भू (fem ū-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
भू bhū | ||
| direct plural |
भवा bhvā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
भू bhū |
भवा bhvā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
भू bhū |
भवां- bhvān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
भूला bhūlā |
भवांना bhvānnā | |
| ergative | भूने, भूनं bhūne, bhūna |
भवांनी bhvānnī | |
| instrumental | भूशी bhūśī |
भवांशी bhvānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
भूत bhūt |
भवांत bhvāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
भू bhū |
भवांनो bhvānno | |
| 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 भू (fem ū-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 |
भूचा bhūċā |
भूचे bhūċe |
भूची bhūcī |
भूच्या bhūcā |
भूचे, भूचं bhūċe, bhūċa |
भूची bhūcī |
भूच्या bhūcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
भवांचा bhvānċā |
भवांचे bhvānċe |
भवांची bhvāñcī |
भवांच्या bhvāncā |
भवांचे, भवांचं bhvānċe, bhvānċa |
भवांची bhvāñcī |
भवांच्या bhvāñcā | |
| * 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
[edit]- भूमिती (bhūmitī)
References
[edit]- 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, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
Old Marathi
[edit]Noun
[edit]भू (bhū) f
- Devanagari form of 𑘥𑘴 (bhū)
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
Noun
[edit]भू f
- Devanagari script form of bhū (“the earth”)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]भू f
- Devanagari script form of bhū (“eyebrow”)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- भव् (bhav)
Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- ভূ (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬹ (Balinese script)
- ভূ (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰳 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀽 (Brahmi script)
- ဘူ (Burmese script)
- ભૂ (Gujarati script)
- ਭੂ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍂 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦹ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂴 (Kaithi script)
- ಭೂ (Kannada script)
- ភូ (Khmer script)
- ຠູ (Lao script)
- ഭൂ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡠᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘴 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠤᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧕 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐹 (Newa script)
- ଭୂ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢹ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆷 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖳 (Siddham script)
- භූ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩒𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚱 (Takri script)
- பூ⁴ (Tamil script)
- భూ (Telugu script)
- ภู (Thai script)
- བྷཱུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒴 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨃𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]भू • (bhū́) stem, 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
[edit]| 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 / भुवै² bhuváḥ / bhuvā́ḥ¹ / bhuvaí² |
भूभ्याम् bhūbhyā́m |
भूभ्यः bhūbhyáḥ |
| Genitive | भुवः / भुवाः¹ / भुवै² bhuváḥ / bhuvā́ḥ¹ / bhuvaí² |
भुवोः bhuvóḥ |
भुवाम् / भूनाम्¹ bhuvā́m / bhūnā́m¹ |
| Locative | भुवि / भुवाम्¹ bhuví / bhuvā́m¹ |
भुवोः bhuvóḥ |
भूषु bhūṣú |
| Notes |
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Descendants
[edit]Root
[edit]भू • (bhū)
- to be
Derived terms
[edit]Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
Non-Finite Forms
- भवितुम् (bhávitum, Infinitive)
- भवितोस् (bhávitos, Infinitive)
- भूत्वा (bhūtvā́, Gerund)
- भूत (bhūtá, Past Participle)
Derived Nominal Forms
- भवत् (bhávat, “you”)
- भूमन् (bhū́man, “earth, world, territory; country”)
- भूमि (bhū́mi, “situation, place, earth, ground, base, extent; country”)
- भुवन (bhúvana, “a being, living creature, mankind”)
- भूधर (bhūdhara, “'earth-bearing' - dwelling in the earth, a mountain”)
- भूगोल (bhūgola, “'earth-ball' - the terrestrial globe”)
- भूकम्प (bhūkampa, “an earthquake”)
- भूकर्ण (bhūkarṇa, “the diameter of the earth”)
- भूलता (bhūlatā, “an earthworm”)
- भूलोक (bhūloka, “the terrestrial earth”)
- भूप (bhūpa, “earth-protector - a king, prince”)
- भूपाल (bhūpāla, “earth-protector - a king, prince”)
- भूपालन (bhūpālana, “sovereignty, dominion”)
- भूपति (bhūpati, “a king, monarch”)
- भविष्य (bhaviṣya)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “भू”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, 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
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 255-257; 267
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