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leaven

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/ˈlɛvən/ · leav-en

A substance used to produce fermentation in dough, especially yeast.

Meanings

nounformal

A substance used to produce fermentation in dough, especially yeast.

ایک مادّہ جو آٹے میں تخمیر پیدا کرنے کے لئے استعمال ہوتا ہے، خاص طور پر خمیر۔

خمیر

khamir

Synonyms

yeastfermentleavening agentخمیرپھولعمل تخمیر

Antonyms

noneنہیں

Common Collocations

  • baking bread with leaven
  • added leaven to the dough
  • leaven for baking

Example Sentences

The baker carefully measured the leaven for the bread dough.

بیکر نے روٹی کے آٹے کے لیے خمیر کو احتیاط سے ناپا۔

Baker ne roti ke aate ke liye khamir ko ehtiyaat se napa.

Leaven is essential for the fermentation process in baking.

بیکنگ میں تخمیر کے عمل کے لیے خمیر ضروری ہے۔

Baking mein takhmeer ke amal ke liye khamir zaroori hai.

Without leaven, the bread would be flat and dense.

بغیر خمیر کے، روٹی چپٹی اور گھنی ہوگی۔

Baghair khamir ke, roti chhatti aur ghani hogi.

Easily Confused With

leaving:Leaven refers to a substance for fermentation, while leaving indicates departing from a place.
verbformal

To add leaven to bread or dough.

روٹی یا آٹے میں خمیر ڈالنا۔

خمیر ڈالنا

khamir dalna

Synonyms

to fermentto riseto aerateتخمیر کرنااُوپر اٹھاناہوا بھرنا

Antonyms

noneنہیں

Common Collocations

  • leaven the dough
  • leaven the mixture
  • properly leavening

Example Sentences

Make sure to leaven the mixture before baking.

بیکنگ سے پہلے مکسچر میں خمیر ڈالنا نہ بھولیں۔

Baking se pehle mixture mein khamir dalna na bhoolain.

They leavened the dough with a special yeast.

انہوں نے خاص خمیر سے آٹے میں خمیر ڈالا۔

Unho ne khas khamir se aate mein khamir dala.

To make good bread, one must learn how to leaven properly.

اچھی روٹی بنانے کے لیے، صحیح طریقے سے خمیر ڈالنا سیکھنا ضروری ہے۔

Achi roti banane ke liye, sahi tareeqe se khamir dalna seekhna zaroori hai.

Easily Confused With

leave:Leaven refers specifically to fermentation, while leave means to let go or depart.

Word Family

leavened
adjectiveخمیر دار
leavening
nounخمیر چلنا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'leaven' as the ingredient that helps bread rise.

Imagine a loaf of bread swelling as it rises with leaven.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

تخمیر کے بغیر زندگی کا آٹا بھی چپتا ہے۔

Takhmeer ke baghair zindagi ka aata bhi chhita hai.

Without fermentation, even the dough of life becomes flat.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جہاں خمیر، وہاں ترقی۔

Jahan khamir, wahan taraqqi.

Where there's leaven, there is growth.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "lefian" — to make leaven

First known use: 14th century

The word 'leaven' has Old English origins, derived from 'lefian', which referred to the fermentation process used in bread-making.