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alms

/ɑːmz/noun

उच्चारण आम्ज़

भिक्षा, दान, ख़ैरात

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noun
  1. 1

    [plural] old-fashioned

    money, clothes and food that are given to poor people

    भिक्षा, दान, ख़ैरात

    • The king gave alms to the poor on his birthday.
    • Monks go from house to house collecting alms.

    Synonyms charity donation handout offering

◇Word family
almshouse noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

charity donation handout offering

§Grammar and usage

Alms is a plural noun and has no singular form.

Alms plural noun है और इसका कोई singular रूप नहीं है।

The l in alms is silent, so it sounds like 'aams'.

Alms का l silent है, इसलिए इसे 'आम्ज़' जैसा बोला जाता है।