भू
Hindi
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱuː/
 
Noun
    
भू • (bhū) f
Declension
    
Marathi
    
    Etymology
    
From Old Marathi 𑘥𑘴 (bhū), from Sanskrit भू (bhū).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /bʱu/, [bʱuː]
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Declension
    
| 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  | 
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| 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
    
- 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
    
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) | 
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
    
- भव् (bhav)
 
Alternative scripts
    
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
    
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).
Noun
    
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
    
| 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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Derived terms
    
  Sanskrit terms belonging to the root भू (0 c, 11 e)
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
    
  Terms derived from the Sanskrit root भू (13 c, 0 e)
References
    
- 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] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 255-257; 267
 
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