INTRODUCTION

This unit will introduce you to the ‘suaad’ (Devanagri: सुआद | IPA:  /sʊaːd̪/ | Pronunciation:       ) group. The 'suaad' group consists of two letters - ‘suaad’ and ‘zuaad’ as shown below:

ض
  • zuaad
  • ज़ुआद
ص
  • suaad
  • सुआद

Above: The letters ‘suaad’ & ‘zuaad’

Both these letters share the same base shape of the letter ‘suaad’ which is also somewhat similar to the shape of the ‘siin’ we saw earlier. The letter ‘zuaad’ here is only differentiated by the placement of one nuqta above the initial shape of the group.

13.1.1: ‘suaad’

This is the letter ‘suaad’ (Devanagri: सुआद | IPA:  /sʊaːd̪/ | Pronunciation:  ).

This creates the sound of ‘s’ (स) as in “serpent”, “basin”, “moss” etc. or as in Hindi/Urdu words such as - "सदा", "हिसार", "ख़ास" etc.

suaad

सुआद



10.1.2: ‘zuaad’

This is the letter ‘zuaad’ (Devanagri: जुआद | IPA:  /zʊaːd̪/ | Pronunciation:   ).

This creates the sound of ‘z’ (ज़) as in “zebra”, “bazaar”, “jazz” etc. or as in Hindi/Urdu words such as - "ज़रूर", "हज़रत", "नाराज़" etc.

zuaad

ज़ुआद


Let’s quickly move on to the word formation part now.