In Gurbani, some nouns thatย normally do not end with a kanna (เจพ)ย may appear with one forย poetic, rhyming, or meter reasons. The pronunciation of such nouns, particularly whether they should be pronouncedย with or without a nasal sound, follows specific rules. It requires an understanding of Sambandhak. so,
Read MoreThe wordsย เจเจพย andย เจคเจพย are often mispronounced due to a lack of understanding ofย Gurbani Viyakaranย (grammar). Some Gursikhs always pronounce them without a nasal sound onย Kanna, while others always pronounce them with a nasal sound. However, the correct pronunciation depends on theย contextย in which these words are used. The Rule of
Read MoreThe Sandhi rule dictates that when the first letter of a word is written as a prefix, it should be pronounced with a slight pause before merging with the remaining letters. Similarly, if a letter at the end of a word is written as a suffix,
Read MoreIn Gurbani, a rule is followed where theย Sihari (เจฟ )ย used with the last letter of aย nounย when acting as aย case marker is not pronunced. To clarify this rule, consider the following examples in Gurbani: เจฐเฉ เจฎเจจ เจเจธเฉ เจนเจฐเจฟ เจธเจฟเจ เจชเฉเจฐเฉเจคเจฟ เจเจฐเจฟ เจเฉเจธเฉ เจเจฒ เจเจฎเจฒเฉเจนเจฟ เฅฅ (Ang: 59)
Read MoreThe Rule of Pronouncing โเจนโ as a Vowel SoundIf a word ends with the letter โเจนโ and it needs to be pronounced like a hora, then another โเจนโ is added at the end, and an aunkad is placed with it. The final โเจนโ with an aunkad
Read MoreIn Gurbani, precise pronunciation plays a vital role in preserving both meaning and poetic structure. Some words contain both aunkad (เจเจเจเฉ) and hora (เจนเฉเฉเจพ), where one matra represents the original form of the word, while the other is added to maintain the metrical weight (เจเจพเจตเจฟ เจคเฉเจฒ)
Read MoreIn Gurbani, the following rule is applied:1. If the last letter of a word has a Sihari or Onkar (เจฟ, เฉ) attached to it, and the following letter is a Mukta โเจจโ, then the two cannot be read together as a single unit.2. If the last
Read MoreIn Gurbani, there are also words where the last letter เจ is Mukta (without any vowel mark). It is incorrect to pronounce such words as if the เจ has a Kanna, turning it into เจ sound. If the last letter of a word is Mukta เจ ,
Read Moreเจธเฉเจจเจฟ เจฎเฉเจนเฉ เจ เจจเจนเจค เจฌเฉเจจเฅฅ (Ang 837) เจจเจฏเจฃเจฟ เจฌเจฏเจฃเจฟ เจฎเฉเจนเจฟ เจเจเฉ เจเจเฉ เจฆเฉเจนเฉ เจ เจพเจเจ เจจ เจเจพเจฃเจฟเจเฅฅ (Ang 1394) In line 2, เจฌเจฏเจฃเจฟ is pronounced as เจฌเฉเจฃ, meaning เจฌเจเจจ (speech). เจจเจฏเจฃเจฟ is pronounced as เจจเฉเจฃ, meaning เจ เฉฑเจเจพเจ (eyes). เจคเฉเจเฉ เจญเจฏเจพ เจญเจพเจญเฉ เจฌเฉเจฌเฅฅ (Ang 137) เจธเฉฐเจเจฟ เจจ เจเฉเจ เจญเจเจ
Read MoreIn Gurbani, it is a rule that if a word ends with the letter ‘เจน’, and if there is a ‘Kana’ written before it, then it signifies the plural form. Such ‘เจน’ gives a very light sound and is pronounced similarly to a ‘bindi’ over the
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