Jew
/dʒuː/noun
उच्चारण जू
यहूदी
Core word
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a member of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who are descended from the ancient people of Israel
यहूदी
- A small community of Jews has lived in Kochi for centuries.
- Millions of Jews were killed in the Holocaust.
- Jews in Kerala have a long and peaceful history in the region.
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- The museum tells the story of Jews who settled in Cochin.
- Many Jews gathered at the synagogue for the festival.
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a person whose religion is Judaism
यहूदी धर्म को मानने वाला व्यक्ति
- Orthodox Jews keep the Sabbath very strictly.
- The professor spoke about a Jew who escaped from Europe before the war.
- A Jew may observe Shabbat by resting from work on Saturday.
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- The author, a Jew by faith, wrote about his family's customs.
- Several Jews in the town helped organise the community meal.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
Jew (noun, capital J)
Always write Jew with a capital letter; it names a member of a people and a religious community, like Hindu or Parsi.
'Jew' को हमेशा capital J से लिखा जाता है; यह एक समुदाय और धर्म के सदस्य का नाम है, जैसे Hindu या Parsi।
- Several Jews settled on the Malabar coast centuries ago.
- Radhika's history teacher is a Jew who grew up in Mumbai.
a Jew / Jews (countable, plural in -s)
It is a countable noun; the plural is Jews, and the definite form the Jews refers to the community as a whole.
यह countable noun है; इसका plural 'Jews' है और 'the Jews' पूरे समुदाय के लिए आता है।
- The Jews of Kochi built a famous synagogue in the sixteenth century.
Jewish + noun (adjective use)
To describe something connected with Jews, do not put Jew before a noun; use the adjective Jewish, which sounds neutral and polite.
यहूदियों से जुड़ी किसी चीज़ का वर्णन करने के लिए noun से पहले 'Jew' नहीं, बल्कि adjective 'Jewish' लगाया जाता है।
- The Jewish cemetery in Kochi attracts many visitors.
- She is writing a project on Jewish festivals.
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adjective + Jew
devoutorthodoxpractisingsecularSephardic
- The orthodox Jews in the town observe the Sabbath strictly.
verb + Jews
persecuteexpelwelcomeprotectsettle
- Many rulers in history persecuted Jews, while some gave them shelter.
Jew + preposition
among the Jewsof the Jewsfor the Jewsagainst the Jews
- The chapter describes the laws made against the Jews in medieval Europe.
Jew + in + place
in Indiain Keralain Europein the city
- There are very few Jews in Kerala today.
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- The Cochin Jews have lived in Kerala for hundreds of years.
कोचीन के यहूदी सैकड़ों वर्षों से केरल में रह रहे हैं।
- Our textbook says that Jews and Muslims both have food laws.
हमारी पाठ्यपुस्तक कहती है कि यहूदियों और मुसलमानों, दोनों के भोजन-संबंधी नियम हैं।
- Albert Einstein was born into a Jewish family in Germany.
अल्बर्ट आइंस्टीन का जन्म जर्मनी में एक यहूदी परिवार में हुआ था।
- The library has a good book on the history of the Jews in India.
पुस्तकालय में भारत में यहूदियों के इतिहास पर एक अच्छी पुस्तक है।
- A Jew may pray in a synagogue on Saturdays.
एक यहूदी शनिवार को सिनागॉग में प्रार्थना कर सकता है।
- The professor spoke about the Jews who came to India as traders.
प्रोफ़ेसर ने उन यहूदियों के बारे में बताया जो व्यापारी बनकर भारत आए थे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is writing about the Jews culture.
✓ She is writing about Jewish culture.
A noun in the plural cannot be used as an adjective here; use the adjective Jewish.
यहाँ plural noun 'Jews' को adjective की तरह नहीं लगाया जा सकता; adjective 'Jewish' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ A jew lives in our street.
✓ A Jew lives in our street.
Jew names a people and a religion, so it begins with a capital letter.
'Jew' एक समुदाय और धर्म का नाम है, इसलिए यह capital letter से शुरू होता है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: Use the adjective Jewish (a Jewish family), because using 'Jew' as an adjective or a verb is offensive.
Usage में adjective के रूप में Jewish का प्रयोग करें (a Jewish family), क्योंकि 'Jew' को adjective या verb की तरह इस्तेमाल करना अपमानजनक है।