ABSTRACT

Notice that when a dependent form of the vowel is joined to a consonant, the invisible short a is actually absorbed. As mentioned in script unit I, the word-final short a is silent.

~biit ~ batii ill"ftin thing, matter tell three

Now look at the following examples:

orrU 'if"IT fuu turn chick pea fell

Observe the following three-syllable words:

~ ~ where, which direction price

Now let us turn our attention to the next four dependent vowel forms:

These vowel symbols are either placed above or below a consonant symbol, as shown below:

Now here are the last two dependent vowel forms:

Observe some more examples of the vowels in question:

(a) '1fft (b) ~ (c) ~ (d) Cfi'l'm (e) <mSr (f) ~ (g) ~ (h) ofuf (i) ~ (j) ~ (k) ~ (1) F",f~lIl't1( (m)~ (n) ~ (o)~ (p) m (q) ~ (r) ~ (s) ¥ (t) ~ (u) ~ (v) ~ (w)~ (x) fiRm: (y) '!!Tfl:r

jab ki ld bazar raja rani pahcan nayi banaras kanapur mata pita kabhI milan zarnin kar mahlna sal din car sat savera rat dopahar khol sau sona cay pani pati bhalU

3 The following words are written incorrectly in Hindi. Look at the transcriptions, and write the correct forms in Hindi:

correct incorrect correct incorrect

rupaya ~ Dar ~ riilcha ~ nam "i'fn1 kar ~ ~an "l:I"A" ki Cfif ghar eR aur 3fR Dal ~