fig
/fɪɡ/noun
उच्चारण फ़िग
अंजीर
Basic word
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a soft sweet fruit full of small seeds that grows in warm countries and is often eaten dried; (also fig tree) the tree on which figs grow
अंजीर
- dried figs
- She sprinkled chopped figs over her morning porridge.
- A fig tree grew beside the old well.
+ 1 more example
- Dried figs are a popular gift during the festival season.
Synonyms anjeer
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fig (countable noun)
A fig is a soft fruit full of seeds. The plural is figs; the tree is called a fig tree.
Fig बीजों से भरा नरम फल है; plural figs है और पेड़ को fig tree कहते हैं।
- She ate a fresh fig for breakfast.
- Dried figs are rich in iron.
a fig / some figs
Use a fig for one fruit and figs for several; the fruit is not used as an uncountable noun.
एक फल के लिए a fig और कई के लिए figs; यह uncountable रूप में नहीं आता।
- We bought a kilo of figs.
- The tree gives about ten figs a day.
not give a fig
In the idiom, a fig stands for something of very little value.
मुहावरे में 'fig' बहुत कम मूल्य की चीज़ का प्रतीक है।
- He doesn't give a fig about what people say.
- I don't care a fig for his opinion.
fig (abbreviation)
Fig. is also the abbreviation for figure when you refer to a diagram.
Fig. का एक अर्थ figure (चित्र) का संक्षिप्त रूप भी है।
- See Fig. 3 for the cross-section of the leaf.
+Collocations 6
adjective + fig
driedfreshripesweetwildsoft
- Dried figs are sold in packets all over the country.
verb + fig
eatpickdrygrowpeelbuy
- The children picked ripe figs from the tree.
fig + noun
treeleafjampuddingpastewasp
- Fig jam is spread on bread or used in desserts.
fig in expressions
fig leafnot care a figfig and nut
- The shopkeeper sells a fig and nut mix.
fig + preposition
in milkwith honeyfrom the treein desserts
- Soak the dried figs in milk overnight.
fig as food
fig rollfig barfig halwafig milkshake
- Anjeer milkshake is a popular fig drink in summer.
“More examples 7
- Anjeer, the Hindi name for fig, is a popular dry fruit.
Fig का हिंदी नाम अंजीर है, जो एक लोकप्रिय मेवा है।
- The old fig tree in the temple courtyard is said to be hundreds of years old.
मंदिर के आँगन का पुराना अंजीर का पेड़ सैकड़ों वर्ष पुराना बताया जाता है।
- Radhika added chopped figs and nuts to the sweet.
राधिका ने मिठाई में कटे हुए अंजीर और मेवे डाले।
- The doctor advised him to eat two soaked figs every morning.
डॉक्टर ने उसे हर सुबह भीगे हुए दो अंजीर खाने की सलाह दी।
- I don't give a fig whether he comes or not.
मुझे परवाह नहीं कि वह आता है या नहीं।
- Fig. 2 shows the parts of a flower.
चित्र 2 फूल के भागों को दिखाता है।
- The botany book describes how the banyan and the fig belong to the same family.
वनस्पति विज्ञान की पुस्तक बताती है कि बरगद और अंजीर एक ही कुल के हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I don't care a figs for it.
✓ I don't care a fig for it.
The idiom uses singular fig.
मुहावरे में singular 'fig' आता है।
✗ He ate many fig in the morning.
✓ He ate many figs in the morning.
Many needs a plural countable noun.
'Many' के साथ plural countable noun आता है।
¶Idioms 1
not care/give a fig (for sb/sth)
to not care at all about sb or sth (British, old-fashioned)
(किसी की) ज़रा भी परवाह न करना
- He doesn't care a fig what people say about him.
- She didn't give a fig for fashion.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
anjeer
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Not care or give a fig (not care at all).
Idiom 'not care' या 'give a fig' (बिलकुल परवाह न करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The banyan (national tree of India) and the peepal belong to the fig family (Ficus); the Buddha attained enlightenment under a peepal tree (the Bodhi tree) at Bodh Gaya.
बरगद (भारत का राष्ट्रीय वृक्ष) और पीपल अंजीर परिवार (Ficus) के हैं; बुद्ध को बोधगया में पीपल वृक्ष (बोधि वृक्ष) के नीचे ज्ञान प्राप्त हुआ।