Continuing our post on the vowel joining, I would like to cover one of the vowel joining in this post. This joining is called Attribute Joining (गुण संधि – Gurn Sandhi). This joining combines the two vowels to produce diphthong (संयुक्त स्वर – Sanyukt Svar) in Hindi.

Lets me show you this joining with some examples.

1. Joining of अ (a), आ (ā), इ (i) and ई (ī) to form ए (ē)

a. अ (a) + इ (i) = ए (ē)
देव (Dev – Demi God) + इंद्र (Indra – God) = देवेन्द्र (Devēndra – God of demi-gods)

b. आ (ā) + इ (i) = ए (ē)
राजा (Param – Ultimate) + इंद्र (Indra – God) = राजेंद्र (Rajēndra – God of kings)

c. अ (a) + ई (ī) = ए (ē)
परम (Param – Supreme) + ईश्वर (Isvar – God ) = परमेश्वर (Parmēshvar – Supreme God)

d. आ (ā) + ई (ī) = ए (ē)
महा (Maha – Great) + ईश (Ish – God) = महेश (Mahēsh – Great God)

2. Joining of अ (a), आ (ā) उ (u) and ऊ (ū) to form ओ (ō)

a. अ (a) + उ (u) = ओ (ō)
सूर्य (Surya – Sun) + उदय (Uday – Rise) = सूर्योदय (Suryōday – Sunrise)

b. आ (ā) + उ (u) = ओ (ō)
महा (Maha – Great) + उत्सव (Utsav – Festival) = महोत्सव (Mahōtsav – Great Festival)

c. आ (ā) + ऊ (ū) = ओ (ō)
महा (Maha – Great) + ऊष्मा (Ushma – Heat) = महौष्मा (Mahōshma – Great Heat)