English to Hindi translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / Grammar | | English term or phrase: halant | Greetings,
I mean the symbol which suppresses the innate A maatraa of a consonant.
The sign under the न in सन् for example.
Please write in Devanagari. Any etymological and other linguistic insights most welcome, please.
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| | हल् चिह्न (in this context) | Explanation:
In your example, the sign under the न in सन् is called हल् चिह्न. The word सन् is referred to as हलंत. However, many Hindi speakers do not differentiate between हल् चिह्न and हलंत.
Please note that the Hal sign is not always used at the end of the word. For example, it is used differently in words like बुड्ढा and षट्कोश. Also, there is a tendency to avoid the Hal sign in modern usage. However, some words like सन् and साक्षात् are equally acceptable (with or without the Hal sign) in Hindi.
According to a rule for standard Hindi spelling, the use of the Hal sign is mandatory in making the combined forms of ङ, छ, ट, ड, ढ, द and ह. However, this rule has yet to gain wide acceptance in Hindi. Many Hindi speakers do not use the Hal sign to make the combined forms of छ, ट, ड and द. You will not find these spellings on the Internet because they cannot be typed using the Mangal font.
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You can type the combined form of द (e.g., विद्वान, द्वार) using the Mangal font.
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ह्न is a combination of ह् and न. Sometimes it is written incorrectly as न्ह in चिन्ह (correct spellings: चिह्न and चिह्न).
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8 mins confidence: | हलंत
Explanation:
Not req.
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2.8 हल् चिह्न (्)
2.8.1 (्) को हल् चिह्न कहा जाए न कि हलंत। व्यंजन के नीचे लगा हल् चिह्न उस व्यंजन के स्वर रहित होने की सूचना देता है, यानी वह व्यंजन विशुद्ध रूप से व्यंजन है। इस तरह से 'जगत्' हलंत शब्द कहा जाएगा क्योंकि यह शब्द व्यंजनांत है, स्वरांत नहीं।
2.8.2 संयुक्ताक्षर बनाने के नियम 2.1.2.2 के अनुसार ड् छ् ट् ठ् ड् ढ् द् ह् में हल् चिह्न का ही प्रयोग होगा। जैसे :– चिह्न, बुड्ढा, विद्वान आदि में।
2.8.3 तत्सम शब्दों का प्रयोग वांछनीय हो तब हलंत रूपों का ही प्रयोग किया जाए; विशेष रूप से तब जब उनसे समस्त पद या व्युत्पन्न शब्द बनते हों। यथा प्राक् :– (प्रागैतिहासिक), वाक्-(वाग्देवी), सत्-(सत्साहित्य), भगवन्-(भगवद्भक्ति), साक्षात्-(साक्षात्कार), जगत्-(जगन्नाथ), तेजस्-(तेजस्वी), विद्युत्-(विद्युल्लता) आदि। तत्सम संबोधन में हे राजन्, हे भगवन् रूप ही स्वीकृत होंगे। हिंदी शैली में हे राजा, हे भगवान लिखे जाएँ। जिन शब्दों में हल् चिहन लुप्त हो चुका हो, उनमें उसे फिर से लगाने का प्रयत्न न किया जाए। जैसे - महान, विद्वान आदि; क्योंकि हिंदी में अब 'महान' से 'महानता' और 'विद्वानों' जैसे रूप प्रचलित हो चुके हैं।
2.8.4 व्याकरण ग्रंथों में व्यंजन संधि समझाते हुए केवल उतने ही शब्द दिए जाएँ, जो शब्द रचना को समझने के लिए आवश्यक हों (उत् + नयन = उन्नयन, उत् + लास = उल्लास) या अर्थ की दृष्टि से उपयोगी हों (जगदीश, जगन्माता, जगज्जननी)।
2.8.5 हिंदी में ह्रदयंगम (ह्रदयम् + गम), उद्धरण (उत्/उद् + हरण), संचित (सम् + चित्) आदि शब्दों का संधि-विच्छेद समझाने की आवश्यकता प्रतीत नहीं होती। इसी तरह 'साक्षात्कार', 'जगदीश', 'षट्कोश' जैसे शब्दों के अर्थ को समझाने की आवश्यकता हो तभी उनकी संधि का हवाला दिया जाए। हिंदी में इन्हें स्वतंत्र शब्दों के रूप में ग्रहण करना ही अच्छा होगा।
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10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 | हल् चिह्न (in this context)
Explanation:
In your example, the sign under the न in सन् is called हल् चिह्न. The word सन् is referred to as हलंत. However, many Hindi speakers do not differentiate between हल् चिह्न and हलंत.
Please note that the Hal sign is not always used at the end of the word. For example, it is used differently in words like बुड्ढा and षट्कोश. Also, there is a tendency to avoid the Hal sign in modern usage. However, some words like सन् and साक्षात् are equally acceptable (with or without the Hal sign) in Hindi.
According to a rule for standard Hindi spelling, the use of the Hal sign is mandatory in making the combined forms of ङ, छ, ट, ड, ढ, द and ह. However, this rule has yet to gain wide acceptance in Hindi. Many Hindi speakers do not use the Hal sign to make the combined forms of छ, ट, ड and द. You will not find these spellings on the Internet because they cannot be typed using the Mangal font.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2009-08-25 21:03:55 GMT)
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You can type the combined form of द (e.g., विद्वान, द्वार) using the Mangal font.
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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2009-08-26 19:02:16 GMT)
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ह्न is a combination of ह् and न. Sometimes it is written incorrectly as न्ह in चिन्ह (correct spellings: चिह्न and चिह्न).
| Suyash Suprabh
India
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: Hindi
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Dear Sir, many many thanks for your impressive, scholarly accuracy.
The only problem lies in my lack of understanding of the ह्न in चिह्न - it is obviously a combination of ह् H and something else, but what else exactly, please?
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