jharokha
/dʒəˈrəʊkə/noun
उच्चारण जरोक
झरोखा
Core word
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a projecting balcony with a carved window, common in Rajasthani and Mughal buildings
झरोखा
- The queen watched the procession from a jharokha.
- Radhika took a photograph of the jharokha of Hawa Mahal.
- Tourists admired the carved jharokha overlooking the courtyard.
+ 2 more examples
- The palace has a beautiful jharokha made of red sandstone.
- From the jharokha the king could see the whole city.
Synonyms balcony oriel window
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a jharokha / jharokhas
Jharokha is a countable noun taken from Hindi; the English plural is jharokhas, and it is not written in italics in most modern texts.
'Jharokha' हिंदी से लिया गया countable noun है; English में इसका plural 'jharokhas' होता है।
- Each room of the haveli has a carved jharokha.
- The palace front is decorated with many jharokhas.
jharokha + of / in + building
To locate a jharokha, use in or of with the name of the building or wall.
Jharokha का स्थान बताने के लिए भवन या दीवार के नाम के साथ 'in' या 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The queens watched the festival from the jharokha of the zenana.
from / at a jharokha
Use from when someone looks out, and at when they stand or sit at the window.
बाहर देखने के लिए 'from' और खिड़की पर खड़े या बैठे होने के लिए 'at' आता है।
- The emperor appeared at the jharokha every morning to greet the people.
- She watched the street from a jharokha.
jharokha vs window
A jharokha projects out from the wall, while an ordinary window sits flat inside it.
झरोखा दीवार से बाहर निकला होता है, जबकि साधारण खिड़की दीवार के भीतर होती है।
- A jharokha gives a better view of the street than a plain window.
+Collocations 4
adjective + jharokha
carvedsandstoneornatelatticedprojecting
- The ornate jharokha overlooks the main bazaar.
verb + jharokha
buildcarverestoreappear atpeep from
- Craftsmen were hired to restore the old jharokha.
jharokha + noun
windowbalconydarshanfacadearch
- Jharokha darshan allowed the Mughal ruler to be seen by the public.
place + jharokha
RajasthaniMughalpalacehavelifort
- A Rajasthani jharokha usually has fine stone lattice work.
“More examples 6
- From the jharokha she could see the whole lake.
झरोखे से वह पूरी झील देख सकती थी।
- The Hawa Mahal is famous for its hundreds of small jharokhas.
हवा महल अपने सैकड़ों छोटे झरोखों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- The tourist photographed a jharokha covered with blue flowers.
पर्यटक ने नीले फूलों से ढके एक झरोखे की तस्वीर ली।
- Jharokha darshan was a custom of the Mughal court.
झरोखा दर्शन मुगल दरबार की एक परंपरा थी।
- Pigeons rest on the old jharokha every evening.
कबूतर हर शाम पुराने झरोखे पर बैठते हैं।
- The guide pointed to a jharokha with a view of the whole fort.
गाइड ने किले का पूरा दृश्य दिखाने वाले एक झरोखे की ओर इशारा किया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The king looked the crowd from the jharokha.
✓ The king looked at the crowd from the jharokha.
Look needs at before an object.
'Look' के बाद object से पहले 'at' आवश्यक है।
✗ The palace has many beautiful jharokha.
✓ The palace has many beautiful jharokhas.
After many, a countable noun must be plural.
'Many' के बाद countable noun plural होना चाहिए।