inkpot
/ˈɪŋkpɒt/noun
उच्चारण इंक्पॉट
दवात, स्याही की दवात
Basic word
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a small container for ink, especially one used in the past for dipping a pen into
दवात, स्याही की दवात
- My grandfather still keeps his old brass inkpot on his desk.
- She dipped her pen in the inkpot.
- The inkpot tipped over and stained the paper.
+ 2 more examples
- An old brass inkpot sits in the museum case.
- He filled the inkpot with fresh blue ink.
Synonyms inkwell
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
countable noun with a / the
An inkpot is a countable object; its plural is inkpots.
Inkpot countable noun है; इसका बहुवचन inkpots है।
- The old desk had an inkpot in one corner.
- The museum displays inkpots from the eighteenth century.
inkpot of + material
Use of to describe what the inkpot is made from.
Inkpot किस चीज़ से बना है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- He kept his ink in an inkpot of brass.
- She found an inkpot of clear glass in the attic.
dip a pen in an inkpot
The common action with an inkpot is to dip a pen or quill into it.
Inkpot के साथ सबसे आम क्रिया है कलम या क़लम को उसमें डुबोना।
- The scribe dipped his quill in the inkpot and began to write.
inkpot / inkwell
The two words are close in meaning; inkwell often means one set into a desk.
दोनों शब्द अर्थ में निकट हैं; 'inkwell' प्रायः मेज़ में लगी दवात को कहते हैं।
- The inkwell on the teacher's desk was empty.
inkpot + preposition (position)
Use on, beside or next to for where the inkpot is placed, and in for what is inside it.
Inkpot कहाँ रखी है, इसके लिए on, beside या next to और उसके भीतर क्या है, इसके लिए 'in' आता है।
- There was a little ink left in the inkpot.
- The inkpot stood next to a pile of letters.
+Collocations 5
adjective + inkpot
smallbrassglassoldemptyantique
- He bought an antique brass inkpot from the market.
verb + inkpot
fillknock overdip intorefillfind
- The cat knocked over the inkpot and ruined the letter.
inkpot + preposition
in the inkpotbeside the inkpotfrom the inkpotnext to the inkpot
- The quill lay beside the inkpot on the writing desk.
writing set
quill and inkpotpen and inkpotinkpot and blotter
- The exhibit showed a quill and inkpot used by a court scribe.
inkpot + quill / nib
dip a quillwet the nibblot the page
- He dipped the quill in the inkpot and carefully wrote the first line.
“More examples 6
- In my grandfather's school, every desk had an inkpot.
मेरे दादाजी के स्कूल में हर मेज़ पर एक दवात होती थी।
- Radhika learned calligraphy by dipping a bamboo pen in a small inkpot.
राधिका ने छोटी दवात में बाँस की कलम डुबोकर सुलेख सीखा।
- The museum guide pointed to a clay inkpot from the Mughal period.
संग्रहालय के गाइड ने मुग़ल काल की मिट्टी की एक दवात की ओर संकेत किया।
- A spilled inkpot spoiled the whole page of the manuscript.
उलट गई दवात ने पांडुलिपि का पूरा पृष्ठ बिगाड़ दिया।
- Fountain pens have largely replaced the old inkpot.
फ़ाउंटेन पेनों ने पुरानी दवात की जगह बहुत हद तक ले ली है।
- The calligraphy teacher asked each student to bring an inkpot and a bamboo pen.
सुलेख के शिक्षक ने हर विद्यार्थी से एक दवात और बाँस की कलम लाने को कहा।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Inkpot and inkwell are almost the same, but inkwell suggests a fixed place in a desk.
Inkpot और inkwell लगभग समान हैं, पर 'inkwell' मेज़ में लगे स्थान का संकेत देता है।
Any small pot for holding ink, movable and often kept on a desk.
स्याही रखने का कोई भी छोटा पात्र, जिसे हटाया जा सकता है।
- She carried a tiny inkpot in her bag.
A pot of ink, especially one fitted into a hole in a desk.
स्याही का पात्र, विशेषकर मेज़ के छेद में लगा हुआ।
- Each old desk had an inkwell in the corner.