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hymnbook

/ˈhɪmbʊk/noun

उच्चारण हिम्बुक

भजन-संग्रह, भजनावली

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a book containing a collection of hymns (religious songs of praise)

    भजन-संग्रह, भजनावली

    • The choir opened their hymnbooks at page twenty.
    • She found a worn hymnbook in the old church.
    • The hymnbook was passed along the rows before the service began.
    + 2 more examples
    • Each child in the school choir received a new hymnbook.
    • An old hymnbook with handwritten notes was found in the attic.

    Synonyms hymnal

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

a hymnbook / hymn book

It is written as one word or two; both forms are accepted.

इसे एक शब्द या दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है; दोनों रूप स्वीकार्य हैं।

  • Each pupil held a hymnbook in the chapel.
  • The old hymn book has a leather cover.

a hymnbook of + noun

Use 'of' to say what kind of hymns the book contains.

पुस्तक में किस प्रकार के भजन हैं, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।

  • She owned a hymnbook of Christmas carols.

sing from / out of a hymnbook

Use 'from' for the book from which a song is sung.

जिस पुस्तक से गीत गाया जाता है, उसके लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The choir sang from a hymnbook donated by the church.

open / turn to a page in the hymnbook

Use 'in' for the book and 'on' for the page.

पुस्तक के लिए 'in' और पृष्ठ के लिए 'on' आता है।

  • Please turn to page twelve in the hymnbook.

hymnbook vs hymn

A hymn is one song; a hymnbook is the book that holds many hymns.

Hymn एक गीत है; hymnbook वह पुस्तक है जिसमें कई hymns होते हैं।

  • Each hymn in the hymnbook has a number.
+Collocations 4

adjective + hymnbook

oldwornleather-boundschoolchurch

  • The old hymnbook smelt of dust and candle wax.

verb + hymnbook

openholdborrowhand outprint

  • The teacher handed out a hymnbook to every child.

hymnbook + noun

coverpagenumbercollectionstand

  • The hymnbook number is shown on a board near the altar.

hymnbook + in

the chapelthe choirthe pewthe school hallthe library

  • A copy of the hymnbook is kept in each pew.
“More examples 7
  • The convent school gave every student a hymnbook at the start of the year.

कॉन्वेंट स्कूल ने साल की शुरुआत में हर विद्यार्थी को एक hymnbook दी।

  • Radhika found a hymnbook in the library of the old church.

राधिका को पुराने गिरजाघर की लाइब्रेरी में एक hymnbook मिली।

  • The choir leader asked everyone to open the hymnbook at page ten.

Choir के नेता ने सबसे hymnbook का पृष्ठ दस खोलने को कहा।

  • Her grandmother's hymnbook had notes written in the margins.

उसकी दादी की hymnbook के हाशियों में कुछ टिप्पणियाँ लिखी थीं।

  • A new hymnbook with both English and Hindi songs was published this year.

इस वर्ष English और Hindi दोनों गीतों वाली एक नई hymnbook प्रकाशित हुई।

  • Radhika's friend sang from the hymnbook during the Christmas programme.

राधिका की सहेली ने क्रिसमस कार्यक्रम में hymnbook से गाया।

  • The hymnbook was passed down from one generation of the family to the next.

Hymnbook परिवार की एक पीढ़ी से दूसरी पीढ़ी को मिलती रही।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The hymnbooks was given to every student.

✓ The hymnbook was given to every student.

Subject and verb must agree: a singular hymnbook takes 'was'.

Subject और verb में मेल रखें: singular hymnbook के साथ 'was' आता है।

✗ Please open your hymnbook in page five.

✓ Please open your hymnbook at page five.

Use 'at' (or 'to') with a page number, not 'in'.

पृष्ठ संख्या के साथ 'at' (या 'to') आता है, 'in' नहीं।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

hymnal

§Grammar and usage

The n in hymn is silent, so hymnbook is said /ˈhɪmbʊk/.

Hymn में n silent होता है, इसलिए hymnbook का उच्चारण /ˈhɪmbʊk/ होता है।