Vowel इ (i) (Topic 3) in Module 1 – Hindi-Letters (BG)
इ — Vowel (i)
- English sound anchor: inn
- Hindi words:
- इमली ('imali') — Tamarind
- इधर ('idhar') — This way
- इत्र ('itar') — Perfume
- इनाम ('inaama') — Prize / Reward
- इरादा ('iraada') — Intention
Matra (Vowel Sign): ि
When इ (i) attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra ि — a small curving hook written to the left of the consonant.
ि is the only matra written BEFORE the consonant it belongs to — even though the vowel sound comes after. This is one of the unique features of Devanagari.
Examples on different consonants: - ि + क (written कि) = कि ('ki') - ि + म (written मि) = मि ('mi') - ि + द (written दि) = दि ('di')
Words using ि: - दिन ('din') — Day - किला ('kila') — Fort - मिठाई ('mithaai') — Sweet - तिल ('til') — Sesame - चित्र ('chitra') — Picture / Image
How to Write इ
Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.
Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
इ — Vowel (i)
- English sound anchor: inn
- Hindi words:
- इमली ('imali') — Tamarind
- इधर ('idhar') — This way
- इत्र ('itar') — Perfume
- इनाम ('inaama') — Prize / Reward
- इरादा ('iraada') — Intention
Matra (Vowel Sign): ि
When इ (i) attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra ि — a small curving hook written to the left of the consonant.
ि is the only matra written BEFORE the consonant it belongs to — even though the vowel sound comes after. This is one of the unique features of Devanagari.
Examples on different consonants: - ि + क (written कि) = कि ('ki') - ि + म (written मि) = मि ('mi') - ि + द (written दि) = दि ('di')
Words using ि: - दिन ('din') — Day - किला ('kila') — Fort - मिठाई ('mithaai') — Sweet - तिल ('til') — Sesame - चित्र ('chitra') — Picture / Image
How to Write इ
Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.
Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.