alphabet
/ˈælfəbet/noun
उच्चारण ऐल्फ़बेट
वर्णमाला
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a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used for writing a language
वर्णमाला
- The English alphabet has 26 letters.
- Children learn the alphabet before they learn to read.
- Hindi and English use different alphabets.
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- The names in the list are arranged in the order of the alphabet.
Synonyms letters script ABC characters varnamala
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the alphabet (countable)
The alphabet means the set of letters of a language, used with the in general reference.
'The alphabet' किसी भाषा के अक्षरों का समूह है और सामान्य संदर्भ में 'the' के साथ आता है।
- The English alphabet has 26 letters.
- Children learn the alphabet first.
in alphabet / of the alphabet
Use of the alphabet for a letter, and in alphabetical order for ordering.
किसी अक्षर के लिए 'of the alphabet' और क्रम के लिए 'in alphabetical order' आता है।
- M is the thirteenth letter of the alphabet.
alphabet (system of writing)
It can also name a writing system, such as the Roman alphabet.
यह लेखन-प्रणाली का नाम भी हो सकता है, जैसे Roman alphabet।
- Hindi uses the Devanagari alphabet.
alphabet + noun
It forms compounds like alphabet book and alphabet song.
इससे alphabet book और alphabet song जैसे compounds बनते हैं।
- The nursery has an alphabet chart on the wall.
alphabet vs letters
The alphabet is the whole set; letters are the single signs in it.
Alphabet पूरा समूह है; letters उसके एक-एक चिह्न हैं।
- The alphabet has 26 letters.
alphabet + noun for learning
Phrases like alphabet game and alphabet learning describe teaching activities.
Alphabet game और alphabet learning जैसे phrases शिक्षण गतिविधियाँ बताते हैं।
- The alphabet game helps young learners.
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adjective + alphabet
EnglishRomanGreekDevanagariphonetic
- The Greek alphabet begins with alpha.
verb + alphabet
learnrecitewriteteachknow
- The child can recite the alphabet.
alphabet + noun
chartsongbookletters
- She sang the alphabet song with the class.
letter + of the alphabet
first letter oflast letter oftenth letter of
- Z is the last letter of the alphabet.
alphabet + order
in orderbackwardsby heartfrom A to Z
- The child recited the alphabet from A to Z.
alphabet + adjective
capitalsmallwholephonetic
- Write the capital alphabet on the board.
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- The teacher wrote the whole alphabet on the board.
शिक्षक ने पूरी वर्णमाला श्यामपट पर लिख दी।
- Learning the alphabet is the first step in reading.
वर्णमाला सीखना पढ़ने का पहला कदम है।
- There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
अंग्रेज़ी वर्णमाला में 26 अक्षर होते हैं।
- Which letter of the alphabet comes after R?
वर्णमाला में R के बाद कौन-सा अक्षर आता है?
- Many languages use the Roman alphabet.
कई भाषाएँ Roman alphabet का प्रयोग करती हैं।
- He wrote the alphabet in capital letters.
उसने वर्णमाला बड़े अक्षरों में लिखी।
- The Hindi alphabet is called Varnamala.
हिंदी वर्णमाला को Varnamala कहते हैं।
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✗ There are twenty-six alphabets in English.
✓ There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.
English has one alphabet made of 26 letters; do not count alphabets.
अंग्रेज़ी में एक alphabet है जिसमें 26 letters हैं; alphabets की गिनती नहीं होती।
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Synonyms
letters script ABC characters varnamala
?Which word?
Keep the order words: alphabetical order (arranged from A to Z), alphabetically.
क्रम के शब्द याद रखिए: alphabetical order (A से Z तक व्यवस्थित, वर्णानुक्रम), alphabetically।
§Grammar and usage
The English alphabet has 26 letters: 5 vowel letters (a, e, i, o, u) and 21 consonant letters; 'y' can act as a vowel ('gym', 'happy').
English वर्णमाला में 26 अक्षर हैं: 5 स्वर-अक्षर (a, e, i, o, u) और 21 व्यंजन-अक्षर; 'y' स्वर का काम कर सकता है ('gym', 'happy')।
Trivia: a pangram is a sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet ('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog').
रोचक तथ्य: pangram ऐसा वाक्य है जिसमें वर्णमाला के सभी अक्षर हों ('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog')।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: alphabet comes from alpha and beta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में alphabet यूनानी वर्णमाला के पहले दो अक्षरों alpha और beta से आया है।
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General knowledge
Hindi is written in the Devanagari script; the Brahmi script (deciphered by James Prinsep in 1837) is the ancestor of most Indian scripts.
हिंदी देवनागरी लिपि में लिखी जाती है; ब्राह्मी लिपि (James Prinsep द्वारा 1837 में पढ़ी गई) अधिकांश भारतीय लिपियों की पूर्वज है।