Vowel अं (an) (Topic 15) in Module 1 – Hindi-Letters (BG)

अं — Vowel (an)

  • English sound anchor: sun (final nasal resonance)
sun
  • Hindi words:
  • अंगूर ('angoor') — Grapes
  • अंगुली ('anguli') — Finger
  • अंधेरा ('andhera') — Darkness
  • अंदर ('andar') — Inside
  • अंत ('ant') — End / Conclusion

Matra (Vowel Sign): ं (Anusvara)

The anusvara ं is a dot written above the top bar of a syllable. It nasalises the vowel before it and also represents nasal consonants before certain stops.

The anusvara can appear over any vowel: आं, इं, ईं, कां, etc.

Examples: - र + ा + ं = रां ('raam' / 'rang' type) - म + े + ं = में ('me\u1e43') — 'in' (postposition) - ह + ै + ं = हैं ('hai\u1e43') — are (plural)

Words using ं: - रंग ('rang') — Colour - बंद ('band') — Closed / Shut - पंख ('pankh') — Feather / Wing - कंघी ('kanghi') — Comb - संसार ('sansaar') — World / Universe

How to Write ं

The anusvara (ं) is a nasal diacritic written as a small dot above the headline. In अं, write अ first, then add the dot (bindu) above the top horizontal bar.

Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.

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अं — Vowel (an)

  • English sound anchor: sun (final nasal resonance)
sun
  • Hindi words:
  • अंगूर ('angoor') — Grapes
  • अंगुली ('anguli') — Finger
  • अंधेरा ('andhera') — Darkness
  • अंदर ('andar') — Inside
  • अंत ('ant') — End / Conclusion

Matra (Vowel Sign): ं (Anusvara)

The anusvara ं is a dot written above the top bar of a syllable. It nasalises the vowel before it and also represents nasal consonants before certain stops.

The anusvara can appear over any vowel: आं, इं, ईं, कां, etc.

Examples: - र + ा + ं = रां ('raam' / 'rang' type) - म + े + ं = में ('me\u1e43') — 'in' (postposition) - ह + ै + ं = हैं ('hai\u1e43') — are (plural)

Words using ं: - रंग ('rang') — Colour - बंद ('band') — Closed / Shut - पंख ('pankh') — Feather / Wing - कंघी ('kanghi') — Comb - संसार ('sansaar') — World / Universe

How to Write ं

The anusvara (ं) is a nasal diacritic written as a small dot above the headline. In अं, write अ first, then add the dot (bindu) above the top horizontal bar.

Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.

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