The letters ‘suaad’ and ‘zuaad’ are also connectors and follow the same principles of joining as we’ve seen earlier.

14.2.1: In the Initial position

Let’s look at the shortened form that these letters assume in the initial position when joining with ‘alif’:

Above: Notice how the ‘suaad’ connects with the ‘alif’

Letters of the 'suaad' group, being connectors, change shape when joining with other letters and take upon the following short-form:

Above: Comparative showing ‘suaad’ in its full and short forms

Here’s an animated view of the words “saa” (सा) and “zaa” (ज़ा):

Above: Animation showing how the words “saa” and “zaa” are written

The letters ‘suaad’ and ‘zuaad’ are also connectors and follow the same principles of joining as we’ve seen earlier.

And now let’s look at some more words where 'suaad' group letters appear in the initial position. Let’s start with “sabaa” (सबा):

Above: ‘suaad’ + ‘be’ + ‘alif’ = “sabaa”

Here’s another one - “sadr” (सद्र):

Above: ‘suaad’ + ‘daal’ + ‘re’ = “sadr”

Here’s a commonly used word - “zid” (ज़िद):

Above: ‘zuaad’ + ‘daal’ = “zid”

Let’s take it a step further and let’s create the word - “ziddii” (ज़िद्दी):

Above: ‘zuaad’ + ‘daal’ + ‘tashdiid’ + ‘chhoTii ye’ = “ziddii”

INTERESTING

Notice the usage of the tashdiid we’ve learnt earlier to emphasize the ‘d’ sound of the ‘daal’ in there.

14.2.2: In the Medial position

In the medial position, the short-form of the 'suaad' group letters changes slightly just like we’ve seen earlier with the 'siin' group. This can be seen in the word “nasb” (नस्ब), meaning “establish”:

Above: How the word “nasb” is written. Notice the slight change in the short-form of ‘suaad’.

Here’s a comparison illustrating this short-form in the medial position:

Above: Comparative showing ‘suaad’ in its full and short forms in the medial positon

And, here’s a break-down of the word “nasb”:

Above: ‘nuun’ + ‘suaad’ + ‘be’ = “nasb”

Which essentially is:

Above: ‘nuun’ + short-form of ‘suaad’ + ‘be’ = “nasb”

Similarly, here’s the word “nasiir” (नसीर):

Above: ‘nuun’ + ‘suaad’ + ‘chhoTii ye’ + ‘re’ = “nasiir”

Moving on, here’s another one - “hazrat” (हज़रत):

Above: ‘he’ + ‘zuaad’ + ‘re’ + ‘te’ = “hazrat”

14.2.3: In the Final position

In the final position, ‘suaad’ and ‘zuaad’ do not change shape. Here’s the word “nabz” (नब्ज़) as example:

Above: How the word “nabz” is written. The ‘zuaad’ does not change shape in the final position.

Here’s an example of a commonly used word - “KHaas” (ख़ास):

Above: ‘KHe’ + ‘alif’ + ‘suaad’ = “KHaas”

And here’s another one - “naaraaz” (नाराज़):

Above: ‘nuun’ + ‘alif’ + ‘re’ + ‘alif’ + ‘zuaad’ = “naaraaz”

14.2.4: Some more words

Here are a few more words with these new letters we’ve just added to our arsenal. 

Great. Let’s move on to briefly looking at another very interesting aspect of these letters we’ve just learnt.