Other sounds (Addak, Nasal, Half Sounds)

III:iii  Half Sounds: Adha Rara (   ) / Adha Haha (  ੵ ) Adha Vava ( Í )

Adha Rara (   )

• partial “r” sound
• horizontal loop and appears at the bottom right corner
• used when you wish to blend two sounds together, such as br, pr, kr.  Therefore:

Bread   ਬਰੈਡ  buraed  = br

instead of ਬਰ (buru) it would be ਬ੍ਰ (bru)

Adha Haha  (  ੵ )

• tone marker** (ਚਾਹ/ਘਾਹ)
• It modifies the sound of the consonant that it is attached to
• It is shaped like a little u and is placed at the bottom right corner of the consonant

*Adha Vava (  Í )

• Makes a partial “v” sound
• shaped like a regular ਵ, with the top cut off and appears at the bottom right corner of the consonant that it appears with
• It is used when you wish to blend the v sound with another consonant