lute
/luːt/noun
उच्चारण लूट
ल्यूट (गिटार जैसा एक पुराना तार-वाद्य)
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an early type of musical instrument with strings, played like a guitar, with a round back shaped like half a pear
ल्यूट (गिटार जैसा एक पुराना तार-वाद्य)
- He played a gentle tune on the lute.
- The lute was popular in Europe in the sixteenth century.
- The lute has a rounded body and a neck bent back at the end.
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- She learnt to play the lute at a music school in London.
- The painting shows a young woman holding a lute.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
play the lute
With musical instruments use the before the name: play the lute.
वाद्य यंत्रों के नाम से पहले 'the' आता है: play the lute।
- He plays the lute beautifully.
- She learned to play the lute in London.
lute + noun
It combines with nouns such as player, music, strings and maker.
यह player, music, strings और maker जैसे noun के साथ जुड़ता है।
- The lute player sat on a stool.
on the lute
Use on to say which instrument a tune is played on.
कोई धुन किस वाद्य पर बजाई गई, यह बताने के लिए 'on' आता है।
- He accompanied the singer on the lute.
lute in history
The lute was popular in medieval and Renaissance Europe and is related to the Indian sitar family.
Lute मध्ययुगीन और पुनर्जागरण यूरोप में लोकप्रिय था और भारतीय सितार परिवार से संबंधित है।
- The lute was a favourite at royal courts.
lute in poetry and literature
The lute often appears in old poetry as a symbol of gentle music and love.
पुरानी कविता में lute प्रायः कोमल संगीत और प्रेम का प्रतीक बनकर आता है।
- The poet compared her voice to the sound of a lute.
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verb + lute
playtunepluckstrumlearn
- He tuned the lute before the concert.
lute + noun
playermusicstringssongmakerrecital
- The lute maker carved the body from walnut.
adjective + lute
ancientoldwoodenbeautifulmedieval
- An old wooden lute hung on the wall.
lute and other instruments
lute and harplute and flutelute and violsitar and lute
- The song was played on lute and flute.
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- The minstrel sang a ballad to the sound of the lute.
चारण ने लुट की ध्वनि पर एक गाथा गाई।
- Radhika saw an old lute in the museum.
राधिका ने संग्रहालय में एक पुराना लुट देखा।
- The lute has a rounded back and a bent neck.
लुट की पीठ गोल और गर्दन मुड़ी हुई होती है।
- In Shakespeare's time, many households owned a lute.
शेक्सपियर के समय में कई घरों में एक लुट होता था।
- He plucked the lute strings softly.
उसने लुट की तारों को धीरे से छेड़ा।
- The museum has a rare Persian lute on display.
संग्रहालय में एक दुर्लभ फारसी लुट प्रदर्शित है।
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✗ He plays lute.
✓ He plays the lute.
Use the before the name of an instrument.
वाद्य यंत्र के नाम से पहले 'the' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These instruments all have strings, but belong to different traditions.
इन सभी वाद्यों में तार हैं, पर ये अलग परंपराओं के हैं।
A pear-shaped plucked string instrument of Europe.
यूरोप का नाशपाती के आकार का तार वाला वाद्य।
- He plays the lute.
A modern six-stringed instrument with a flat back.
समतल पीठ वाला आधुनिक छह तारों का वाद्य।
- He bought a guitar.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
A rift in (or within) the lute means a small disagreement or flaw that may grow and spoil a relationship or a plan.
Idiom a rift in (या within) the lute का अर्थ है छोटी-सी अनबन या दरार, जो बढ़कर किसी रिश्ते या योजना को बिगाड़ सकती है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From a line in a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 'It is the little rift within the lute'.
यह Alfred Tennyson की एक कविता की पंक्ति 'It is the little rift within the lute' से आया है।