emerald
/ˈemərəld/noun
उच्चारण एमरल्ड
पन्ना
Core word
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[C, U]
a bright green precious stone; a bright green colour
पन्ना
- an emerald ring
- The necklace was set with a large emerald.
- The queen wore an emerald on a thin gold chain.
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- The fields turned a deep emerald green after the rains.
- The jeweller showed us rubies, sapphires and a perfect emerald.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
countable noun: an emerald
As a gemstone, emerald is countable: an emerald, two emeralds. It begins with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an'.
रत्न के अर्थ में emerald countable है: an emerald, two emeralds। यह vowel sound से शुरू होता है, इसलिए 'an' आता है।
- She wore a ring set with an emerald.
- The museum displays several large emeralds.
uncountable: emerald (colour)
As a colour, it is uncountable and can come before another noun or serve as an adjective: emerald green, an emerald dress.
रंग के अर्थ में यह uncountable है और दूसरे noun से पहले या adjective की तरह आ सकता है: emerald green, an emerald dress।
- The hills turn emerald after the monsoon.
- She chose an emerald silk sari.
emerald + noun (compound)
Common compounds are emerald green, emerald ring, emerald necklace and emerald mine. 'Emerald' names the stone; 'May' is its birthstone month.
सामान्य compounds हैं emerald green, emerald ring, emerald necklace और emerald mine। यह रत्न मई माह का जन्म-रत्न माना जाता है।
- The emerald necklace was kept in the bank locker.
- Emerald is the birthstone for May.
emerald as a metaphor
Writers use it for lush greenery: 'emerald fields', 'emerald waters'. It is a literary word, rarely used for ordinary green objects.
लेखक इसे हरे-भरे दृश्य के लिए प्रयोग करते हैं: 'emerald fields', 'emerald waters'। यह साहित्यिक शब्द है, सामान्य हरी वस्तुओं के लिए कम प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The emerald paddy fields stretched to the horizon.
- The lake looked emerald in the evening light.
+Collocations 4
adjective + emerald
flawlessroughuncutnaturalColombianlarge
- The jeweller showed us an uncut Colombian emerald.
emerald + noun
greenringnecklacemineisleeyes
- She had emerald eyes that shone in the sun.
verb + emerald
setcutpolishminewearbuy
- The goldsmith set the emerald in a thin gold band.
emerald + of / in
emerald of great sizeemerald in a ringemerald in a crownemerald among diamonds
- The king's crown held an emerald among diamonds.
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- The queen's emerald was so large that visitors queued to see it.
रानी का पन्ना इतना बड़ा था कि दर्शक उसे देखने के लिए कतार में खड़े रहते थे।
- After the rains, the Western Ghats turn a deep emerald green.
वर्षा के बाद पश्चिमी घाट गहरा पन्ना-हरा हो जाता है।
- The emerald is a variety of the mineral beryl.
Emerald, beryl खनिज की एक किस्म है।
- Radhika's grandmother gave her an emerald pendant on her birthday.
राधिका की दादी ने जन्मदिन पर उसे पन्ने का लॉकेट दिया।
- Ireland is often called the Emerald Isle because of its green fields.
आयरलैंड को उसके हरे खेतों के कारण प्रायः Emerald Isle कहा जाता है।
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✗ She wore a emerald necklace.
✓ She wore an emerald necklace.
Use 'an' before a vowel sound.
Vowel sound से पहले 'an' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: Emerald Isle is a name for Ireland because of its green landscape.
प्रयोग में Emerald Isle आयरलैंड का नाम है, उसके हरे परिदृश्य के कारण।