Now that we have covered the rules for singular male nouns with an Aunkar, let us discuss the use of the Aunkar on a ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ (adjective).
The same rules for nouns apply to adjectives. An adjective takes an Aunkar depending on the noun it is describing.
Examples from Gurbani:
ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁ ਵੇਲਾ ਵਖਤੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਕਵਣ ਥਿਤਿ ਕਵਣੁ ਵਾਰੁ ॥
ਕਵਣੁ ਵੇਲਾ → ਵੇਲਾ is a singular male noun, so ਕਵਣ takes an Aunkar.
ਕਵਣੁ ਵਖਤੁ → ਵਖਤੁ is singular male, so ਕਵਣੁ has an Aunkar.
ਕਵਣ ਥਿਤਿ → ਥਿਤਿ is a female noun, so ਕਵਣ does not have an Aunkar.
ਕਵਣੁ ਵਾਰੁ → ਵਾਰੁ is singular male, so ਕਵਣੁ has an Aunkar.
ਏਹੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਤੂ ਜਿ ਦੇਖਦਾ ਚਲੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਲ
ਕੁਟੰਬੁ is a male noun, so ਏਹੁ takes an Aunkar.
ਏਹੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ
ਲੇਖਾ is a singular male noun, so ਏਹੁ has an Aunkar.
ਏਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਣੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਏਤੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ
ਮਾਇਆ is a female noun, so ਏਹ does not have an Aunkar.
Important note:
When reading Gurbani, some people pronounce the Aunkar on adjectives ending with ਹ. This is incorrect. If we don’t pronounce aunkar’s on other letters, then the same rule applies for ਹ.
