धुएँ (dhuen)
noun
This is the oblique/plural form of धुआँ (dhuaan, 'smoke'), used before postpositions (as in धुएँ से, dhuen se, 'from the smoke') or to refer to multiple instances of smoke/fumes.
Sense
1
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smoke, fumes (oblique/plural form)
noun, masculine This is not an independent lemma with its own meaning distinct from धुआँ (dhuaan) -- it is the same word in its oblique case form, required whenever a postposition follows (धुएँ में, dhuen men, 'in the smoke') or when referring to smoke in a plural/generic sense (कई तरह के धुएँ, kaii tarah ke dhuen, 'many kinds of smoke').
Synonyms: धूम्र (dhoomr, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will meet this form constantly in everyday phrases about pollution, cooking fires, or cigarettes -- धुएँ से भरा कमरा (dhuen se bharaa kamraa, 'a room full of smoke') or धुएँ की वजह से (dhuen kii vajah se, 'because of the smoke') are common ways Delhi folks talk about the city's smog, especially around Diwali and in winter.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use धुआँ (dhuaan) before a postposition out of habit -- but the oblique form धुएँ (dhuen) is required, e.g. धुएँ से आँखें जल रही हैं (dhuen se aankhen jal rahii hain, 'eyes are burning from the smoke'), not धुआँ से (dhuaan se). 2) Because धुआँ (dhuaan) is usually treated as a mass noun in English ('smoke'), learners are sometimes unsure it even has an oblique/plural form -- but Hindi nouns of this class regularly take one.
Sample Sentences:
दिवाली के बाद पूरा शहर धुएँ से भर जाता है।
After Diwali, the whole city fills up with smoke.
(divaalii ke baad pooraa shahar dhuen se bhar jaataa hai।)
कमरा धुएँ से भरा हुआ था, इसलिए हम खिड़की खोलकर बाहर बैठ गए।
The room was full of smoke, so we opened the window and sat outside.
(kamraa dhuen se bharaa huaa thaa, islie ham khidkii kholkar baahar baith gae।)
धुएँ की वजह से मेरी आँखों में जलन हो रही है।
Because of the smoke, my eyes are burning.
(dhuen kii vajah se merii aankhon men jalan ho rahii hai।)
कृपया धुएँ से दूर रहें, यह सेहत के लिए हानिकारक है।
Please stay away from the smoke, it is harmful for health.
(kripyaa dhuen se door rahen, yah sehat ke lie haanikaarak hai।)
अगर खिड़कियाँ बंद न होतीं, तो पूरा घर धुएँ से भर जाता।
If the windows had not been closed, the whole house would have filled with smoke.
(agar khidkiyaan band n hotiin, to pooraa ghar dhuen se bhar jaataa।)
फैक्ट्री के धुएँ से आस-पास के इलाके प्रभावित हो रहे हैं।
The nearby areas are being affected by the factory's smoke.
(phaiktrii ke dhuen se aas-paas ke ilaake prabhaavit ho rahe hain।)
सिगरेट के धुएँ की गंध मुझे बिल्कुल पसंद नहीं है।
I don't like the smell of cigarette smoke at all.
(sigret ke dhuen kii gandh mujhe bilkul pasand nahiin hai।)
सर्दियों में सुबह-सुबह धुएँ की एक मोटी परत सड़कों पर छा जाती है।
In winter, early in the morning, a thick layer of smoke settles over the roads.
(sardiyon men subah-subah dhuen kii ek motii parat sadkon par chhaa jaatii hai।)
शायद पटाखों के धुएँ की वजह से ही यह धुंध इतनी घनी है।
Perhaps it's because of the firecracker smoke that this haze is so thick.
(shaayad pataakhon ke dhuen kii vajah se hii yah dhundh itnii ghanii hai।)
रसोई में इतना धुआँ भर गया था कि किसी को कुछ दिखाई नहीं दे रहा था।
So much smoke had filled the kitchen that no one could see anything.
(rasoii men itnaa dhuaan bhar gayaa thaa ki kisii ko kuchh dikhaaii nahiin de rahaa thaa।)
धुएँ में लिपटा हुआ आकाश देखकर दिल भारी हो जाता है।
Seeing the sky wrapped in smoke, one's heart grows heavy.
(dhuen men liptaa huaa aakaash dekhkar dil bhaarii ho jaataa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
धुएँ
(dhuen)
(sg.m.oblique):
धुएँ
(dhuen)
(pl.m.direct):
धुएँ
(dhuen)
(pl.m.oblique):
धुएँों
([[धुएँों]])