In Hindi language, we combine and create new words quite often. In Hindi, Joining (संधि) or combination are of 3 major types. When a word is created from the combinations of inflectional suffix and consonant or vowel, then this combination or joining is called विसर्ग संधि (Visarg Sandi – inflectional Suffix Joining)

In this post, let me show you some examples on how inflectional suffix are combined with another word to form a new word

Examples: Note carefully, how the two Hindi suffixes or consonants or vowels are combining to produce a newly formed word.

1. मन: (Man – Mind) + रथ (Rath – Vehicle) = मनोरथ (Manorath – Desire)

2. नि: (Ni – Without) + धन (Dhan – Money) = निर्धन (Nirdhan – Poor)

3. नि: (Ni – Without) + रोग (Rog – Disease) = निरोग ( Nirog – Healthly)

4. नम: (Nam – Greeting) + ते (Te – to you) = नमस्ते (Greeting to you)

6. यश: (Yash – Fame) + अभिलाषा (Abhilasha – Desire) = यशोभिलाषा (Yashobhilasha – Desire for fame)

7. अध: (Adh – Reduction) + गति (Gati – Speed) = अधोगति (Adhogati – Degradation)

8. नि: (Ni – Without) + छल (Chal – Deceit) = निश्छल (Nischal – Sincere)

9. दु: (Du – Negation) + गम (Gam – Path) = दुर्गम (Durgam – Remote Place)

10. मनः (Man – Mind) + अनुकूल (Anukul – Suitable) = मनोनुकूल (Nanokul – Flexible)

11. मनः (Man – Mind) + बल (Bal – Strength) = मनोबल (Manobal – Moral)

12. निः (Ni – Without) + आहार (Aahar – Food)  = निराहार (Niraahar – Foodless)

13. निः (Ni – Without) + आशा (Aasha – Hope)   = निराशा (Nirasha – Disappointment)

14. दुः (Du – Negation) + शासन (Shaasan – Governance) = दुश्शासन (Dushshaan – Bad Governance)

15. नि: (Ni – Without) + संतान (Santaan – Children) = निस्संतान (Nissantaan – Childless)