hearth
/hɑːθ/noun
उच्चारण हार्थ
चूल्हा, अँगीठी का फ़र्श, आतिशदान
Core word
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[C]
the floor at the bottom of a fireplace, or the area in front of it
चूल्हा, अँगीठी का फ़र्श, आतिशदान
- The old dog slept on the warm hearth.
- She swept the ashes from the hearth.
- A kettle was warming on the hearth.
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- The family sat round the hearth on cold evenings.
- Smoke came from the old hearth in the corner.
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[C, usually sing.] literary
home and family life
घर, घर-परिवार
- After years abroad, he longed for hearth and home.
- She spoke fondly of the warmth of hearth and home in her village.
- Soldiers dream of returning to hearth and home.
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- Her songs are about village life, hearth and family.
- The festival celebrates the warmth of the hearth.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hearth (fireplace area)
The hearth is the floor at the bottom of a fireplace, or the area in front of it. It is a countable noun and is often linked to warmth and the home.
Hearth आग जलाने की जगह का फ़र्श या उसके सामने का स्थान है। यह countable noun है और प्रायः गर्माहट और घर से जुड़ा होता है।
- The cat slept on the warm hearth.
- A stone hearth stood in the middle of the old room.
hearth and home
Hearth and home is an idiom for family life and the comfort of one's house. It is a fixed phrase and does not take plural forms.
'Hearth and home' परिवार के जीवन और घर के सुख के लिए मुहावरा है। यह स्थिर वाक्यांश है और इसके plural रूप नहीं बनते।
- He missed hearth and home while working abroad.
- Soldiers long for hearth and home.
by / at / round the hearth
Use by, at or round to place people near the hearth, often in a warm, family scene.
लोगों को hearth के पास दिखाने के लिए 'by', 'at' या 'round' का प्रयोग होता है, प्रायः पारिवारिक दृश्य में।
- The family sat round the hearth on winter evenings.
- She made rotis at the hearth.
hearth vs fireplace vs stove
The hearth is the floor of a fireplace; the fireplace is the whole structure; and a stove is a closed device for heating or cooking. In rural India the chulha is a traditional hearth.
Hearth आग की जगह का फ़र्श है; fireplace पूरा ढाँचा है; और stove गर्म करने या पकाने का बंद उपकरण है। ग्रामीण भारत में चूल्हा पारंपरिक hearth है।
- She cooked on the clay hearth, or chulha, in the courtyard.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hearth
warmstoneopencoldold
- An open hearth warmed the farmhouse.
verb + hearth
lightsit bygather roundsweepwarm oneself at
- The children gathered round the hearth for stories.
hearth + noun
hearth rughearth stonehearth firehearth smoke
- A hearth rug lay in front of the fire.
figurative: hearth
hearth and homethe hearth of the familythe warmth of the hearth
- He sang of the warmth of the hearth.
hearth + preposition
before the hearthbeside the hearthon the hearthin the hearth
- Wet shoes were dried before the hearth.
“More examples 6
- In winter the grandmother told stories by the hearth.
सर्दियों में दादी चूल्हे के पास बैठकर कहानियाँ सुनाती थीं।
- The old hearth was blackened by years of smoke.
पुराना चूल्हा बरसों के धुएँ से काला पड़ गया था।
- Radhika's novel is about a family and the hearth that held it together.
राधिका का उपन्यास एक परिवार और उस चूल्हे के बारे में है जिसने उसे जोड़कर रखा।
- He returned to hearth and home after many years at sea.
वह समुद्र में कई वर्ष बिताकर घर-परिवार में लौट आया।
- The cook kept the hearth burning all night during the festival.
रसोइये ने त्योहार के दौरान पूरी रात चूल्हा जलाए रखा।
- The hearth of the village inn glowed through the night.
गाँव की सराय का चूल्हा पूरी रात दहकता रहा।
¶Idioms 1
hearth and home
your home and family, thought of as a place of comfort and safety
घर-परिवार, घर का सुख
- Soldiers far from hearth and home think of their families every day.
- She gave up her career for hearth and home.
§Grammar and usage
Hearth is pronounced like 'harth' and rhymes with 'path' in British English, not with 'earth'.
Hearth को 'हार्थ' बोलते हैं और British English में यह 'path' से तुक मिलाता है, 'earth' से नहीं।