भीम

See also: भूमि

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”). See भयते (bhayate) for cognates.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

भीम • (bhīmá)

1. fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful, formidable, tremendous
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भीम (bhīma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीमः bhīmaḥ	भीमौ / भीमा¹ bhīmau / bhīmā¹	भीमाः / भीमासः¹ bhīmāḥ / bhīmāsaḥ¹
Vocative	भीम bhīma	भीमौ / भीमा¹ bhīmau / bhīmā¹	भीमाः / भीमासः¹ bhīmāḥ / bhīmāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भीमम् bhīmam	भीमौ / भीमा¹ bhīmau / bhīmā¹	भीमान् bhīmān
Instrumental	भीमेन bhīmena	भीमाभ्याम् bhīmābhyām	भीमैः / भीमेभिः¹ bhīmaiḥ / bhīmebhiḥ¹
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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भीमा (bhīmā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीमा bhīmā	भीमे bhīme	भीमाः bhīmāḥ
Vocative	भीमे bhīme	भीमे bhīme	भीमाः bhīmāḥ
Accusative	भीमाम् bhīmām	भीमे bhīme	भीमाः bhīmāḥ
Instrumental	भीमया / भीमा¹ bhīmayā / bhīmā¹	भीमाभ्याम् bhīmābhyām	भीमाभिः bhīmābhiḥ
Dative	भीमायै bhīmāyai	भीमाभ्याम् bhīmābhyām	भीमाभ्यः bhīmābhyaḥ
Ablative	भीमायाः / भीमायै² bhīmāyāḥ / bhīmāyai²	भीमाभ्याम् bhīmābhyām	भीमाभ्यः bhīmābhyaḥ
Genitive	भीमायाः / भीमायै² bhīmāyāḥ / bhīmāyai²	भीमयोः bhīmayoḥ	भीमानाम् bhīmānām
Locative	भीमायाम् bhīmāyām	भीमयोः bhīmayoḥ	भीमासु bhīmāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भीम (bhīma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीमम् bhīmam	भीमे bhīme	भीमानि / भीमा¹ bhīmāni / bhīmā¹
Vocative	भीम bhīma	भीमे bhīme	भीमानि / भीमा¹ bhīmāni / bhīmā¹
Accusative	भीमम् bhīmam	भीमे bhīme	भीमानि / भीमा¹ bhīmāni / bhīmā¹
Instrumental	भीमेन bhīmena	भीमाभ्याम् bhīmābhyām	भीमैः / भीमेभिः¹ bhīmaiḥ / bhīmebhiḥ¹
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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (bhīma)
• Pali: bhīma

Proper noun

भीम • (bhīma) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) Bhima, son of Pandu and Kunti, husband of Draupadi, and the father of Sutasoma.

   Synonyms: वृकोदर (vṛkodara), भीमसेन (bhīmasena)

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भीम (bhīma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीमः bhīmaḥ	भीमौ bhīmau	भीमाः bhīmāḥ
Vocative	भीम bhīma	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

Descendants

• Hindi: भीम (bhīm), ⇒ भीमता (bhīmtā)
• → 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 0758/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 245