A Review of use of Preposition ’ءَ‘ with Noun
Keywords:
Sindhi Grammar, masculine and feminine nouns, compound noun, genitiveAbstract
The final consonant of every word is activated by a short vowel, upon which plural-singular, feminine-masculine, active-passive, postposition, etc. depend in Sindhi language. In some cases, the vowel is used in second last consonants, according to masculine and feminine, such asسندُم /سندَم) / سندُس / لکَندُم / لکندَم/ لکندُس / لکندَس سندَس), etc. It is a distinctive style of Sindhi among the world's languages.
Generally, the Sindhi grammar is developed on this root linguistic structure, hence it must be maintained in the standard language. The use of diacritical mark/ last short vowel, with nouns, especially in genitive or possessive case, is not used same as in print or electronic media.
With this comes the feminine-masculine case of the word, as: A news came out: ’ڇوڪري جي پيءُ کي ماريو ويو.‘ father of boy/girl was killed. ; Due to the low usage of last diacritical mark (ءَ) , it is not clear from this sentence whether the word is ‘boy’ (masculine or ‘girl’ (feminine)? However, according to the news, the girl was mentioned. It should have been written correctly that ’ڇوڪريءَ جي پيءُ کي ماريو ويو.‘ father of a girl was killed). If the word ’ڇوڪريءَ‘ (female) is to be used here, considering the nuances of the Sindhi language, we must use ’ڇوڪريءَ‘, due to the addition of short vowel, because it is inccorect way of using feminine form of the word. It is concluded from the study that with the combination of two nouns (مضاف / added and مضاف اليه / genitive), if the first word genitive and ends with ’اِي‘ and ’اُو‘, then it becomes mandatory to place’ءَ‘ . In the absence of this fundamental linguistic framework, misunderstanding would persist, leading to improper use of the Sindhi language.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Copyright ©SINDHI BOLI All Rights Reserved
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Copyright provides the exclusive legal right to produce, reproduce, and publish original research work. As the Sindhi Boli Journal is an open-access journal, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their articles.
Under the journal's open-access license, users are allowed to download, print, extract, reuse, archive, and distribute articles, provided that proper credit is given to the authors and the source of the work. This license ensures that the author's research is widely accessible and can be included in any scholarly archive, maximizing its reach and impact.
For more information on reuse rights or permissions, please contact the editorial board.
Sindhi Boli Journal supports the free exchange of ideas and encourages academic and educational use of its material under fair use guidelines, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal.
Copyright is the exclusive legal right to produce, reproduce, and publish original research work. As the Progressive Research Journal of Arts and Humanities (PRJAH) is an open-access journal, authors are asked to retain ownership of the copyright of their articles. The license permits any user to download, print out, extract, reuse, archive, and distribute the article, so long as appropriate credit is given to the authors and source of the work. The license ensures that the author's article will be available as widely as possible and that the article can be included in any scholarly archive.
