The visarga ः is written as two dots placed to the right of a syllable. It adds a soft, breathy 'h' sound after the vowel. Visarga is mainly found in Sanskrit-origin words and formal/ceremonial Hindi.
Examples: - अ + ः = अः ('ah') — breathy release - नम + ः = नमः ('namah') — salutation - दु + ः + ख = दुःख ('duhkh') — sadness
Words using ः: - नमः ('namah') — Salutation (as in Namah Shivaya) - दुःख ('duhkh') — Sadness / Grief - प्रातः ('praatah') — Morning (Sanskrit) - शनैःशनैः ('shanaih shanaih') — Slowly slowly - स्वः ('svah') — Heaven (Vedic)
The visarga (ः) is written as two small dots to the right of the letter. In अः, write अ first, then add the two vertically-stacked dots on the right side.
Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.
Recognize and pronounce the vowel अः (ah) with an English sound anchor and Hindi word examples.
The visarga ः is written as two dots placed to the right of a syllable. It adds a soft, breathy 'h' sound after the vowel. Visarga is mainly found in Sanskrit-origin words and formal/ceremonial Hindi.
Examples: - अ + ः = अः ('ah') — breathy release - नम + ः = नमः ('namah') — salutation - दु + ः + ख = दुःख ('duhkh') — sadness
Words using ः: - नमः ('namah') — Salutation (as in Namah Shivaya) - दुःख ('duhkh') — Sadness / Grief - प्रातः ('praatah') — Morning (Sanskrit) - शनैःशनैः ('shanaih shanaih') — Slowly slowly - स्वः ('svah') — Heaven (Vedic)
The visarga (ः) is written as two small dots to the right of the letter. In अः, write अ first, then add the two vertically-stacked dots on the right side.
Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.