मरुभूमि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मरुभूमि (marubhūmi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɾʊ.bʱuː.miː/, [mɐ.ɾʊ.bʱuː.miː]

Noun

मरुभूमि • (marubhūmi) f

1. desert

   Synonyms: मरुस्थल (marusthal), रेगिस्तान (registān)

Declension

Declension of मरुभूमि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मरुभूमि marubhūmi	मरुभूमियाँ marubhūmiyā̃
oblique	मरुभूमि marubhūmi	मरुभूमियों marubhūmiyõ
vocative	मरुभूमि marubhūmi	मरुभूमियो marubhūmiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मरुभूमि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3805
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मरु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 580
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मरु”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 793

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मरुभूमि (marubhūmi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʌɾubumi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: मरुबुमि

Noun

मरुभूमि • (marubhūmi)

1. desert

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মৰুভূমি (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬭᬸᬪᬹᬫᬶ (Balinese script)
• মরুভূমি (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰨𑰲𑰥𑰳𑰦𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀭𑀼𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• မရုဘူမိ (Burmese script)
• મરુભૂમિ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਰੁਭੂਮਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦫꦸꦨꦹꦩꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂩𑂳𑂦𑂴𑂧𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಮರುಭೂಮಿ (Kannada script)
• មរុភូមិ (Khmer script)
• ມຣຸຠູມິ (Lao script)
• മരുഭൂമി (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡵᡠᢨᡠᡠᠮᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘨𑘳𑘥𑘴𑘦𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠷᠤᠪᠾᠤᠤᠮᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧈𑧔𑧅𑧕𑧆𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐬𑐸𑐨𑐹𑐩𑐶 (Newa script)
• ମରୁଭୂମି (Odia script)
• ꢪꢬꢸꢩꢹꢪꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆫𑆶𑆨𑆷𑆩𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖨𑖲𑖥𑖳𑖦𑖰 (Siddham script)
• මරුභූමි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩼𑩒𑩳𑩒𑩛𑩴𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚤𑚰𑚡𑚱𑚢𑚮 (Takri script)
• மருபூ⁴மி (Tamil script)
• మరుభూమి (Telugu script)
• มรุภูมิ (Thai script)
• མ་རུ་བྷཱུ་མི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒩𑒳𑒦𑒴𑒧𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨫𑨃𑨡𑨃𑨊𑨢𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of मरु (marú, “desert”) +‎ भूमि (bhū́mi, “land”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾu.bʱuː.mi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾuˈbʱuː.mi/

Noun

मरुभूमि • (marubhūmi) stem, f

1. desert
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of मरुभूमि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मरुभूमिः (marubhūmiḥ)	मरुभूमी (marubhūmī)	मरुभूमयः (marubhūmayaḥ)
vocative	मरुभूमे (marubhūme)	मरुभूमी (marubhūmī)	मरुभूमयः (marubhūmayaḥ)
accusative	मरुभूमिम् (marubhūmim)	मरुभूमी (marubhūmī)	मरुभूमीः (marubhūmīḥ)
instrumental	मरुभूम्या (marubhūmyā) मरुभूमी¹ (marubhūmī¹)	मरुभूमिभ्याम् (marubhūmibhyām)	मरुभूमिभिः (marubhūmibhiḥ)
dative	मरुभूमये (marubhūmaye) मरुभूम्यै² (marubhūmyai²) मरुभूमी¹ (marubhūmī¹)	मरुभूमिभ्याम् (marubhūmibhyām)	मरुभूमिभ्यः (marubhūmibhyaḥ)
ablative	मरुभूमेः (marubhūmeḥ) मरुभूम्याः² (marubhūmyāḥ²) मरुभूम्यै³ (marubhūmyai³)	मरुभूमिभ्याम् (marubhūmibhyām)	मरुभूमिभ्यः (marubhūmibhyaḥ)
genitive	मरुभूमेः (marubhūmeḥ) मरुभूम्याः² (marubhūmyāḥ²) मरुभूम्यै³ (marubhūmyai³)	मरुभूम्योः (marubhūmyoḥ)	मरुभूमीणाम् (marubhūmīṇām)
locative	मरुभूमौ (marubhūmau) मरुभूम्याम्² (marubhūmyām²) मरुभूमा¹ (marubhūmā¹)	मरुभूम्योः (marubhūmyoḥ)	मरुभूमिषु (marubhūmiṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Hindi: मरुभूमि (marubhūmi)
• → Nepali: मरुभूमि (marubhūmi)
• → Kannada: ಮರುಭೂಮಿ (marubhūmi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मरुभूमि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 790.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मरुः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1241