Gol he
Gol he,also calledchoṭī he,is one of the two variants of theArabicletter he/hāʾ(ه) that are in use in theUrdu Alpha bet,the other variant being thedo-cas͟hmī he(ھ), also calledhā-'e-mak͟hlūt.[1]The letter is named for its shape in the isolated form,golmeaning "round" inHindustani,to distinguish it from thedo-cas͟hmī he,which is really a calligraphic variant of the "two-eyed" regular he in the medial position (ﻬ). Its various non-isolated forms originated in theNastaʿlīqscript orcalligraphic hand,[2][3]though various zigzag (medial) and hook (final) forms of hāʾ have existed before the script was developed.[4]
Use in Urdu
[edit]The letterہ (encoded at U+06C1) replaces the regularheه (encoded at U+0647) inUrdu(as well as thePunjabiShahmukhi Alpha bet) for thevoiced glottal fricative[ɦ]but is usually pronounced[ɑː]in the word-final position (exception include certain two-letter words such asوہ/ʋoː/orکہ/keː/) while thedo-cas͟hmī heھ is used in digraphs foraspirationandbreathy voiceand hence never used word-initially.
Position in word: | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Naskhglyph form: (Help) |
ہ | ـہ | ـہـ | ہـ |
Nastaʿlīqglyph form: | ہ | ــــہ | ــــہــــ | ہــــ |
For comparison, thedo-cas͟hmī he(not used word-initially) and the regular Arabic letter:
Position in word: | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Naskhglyph form: (Help) |
ھ | ـھ | ـھـ | ھـ |
Nastaʿlīqglyph form: | ھ | ــــھ | ــــھــــ | ھــــ |
Position in word: | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Naskhglyph form: (Help) |
ه | ـه | ـهـ | هـ |
Nastaʿlīqglyph form: | ه | ــــه | ــــهــــ | هــــ |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Roman to urdu meaning of hay | Urdu English Dictionary | Urduinc".urduinc.Retrieved25 February2020.
- ^"gol he".Glosbe.Retrieved25 February2020.
- ^"Two-Eyed He in Urdu".win.tue.nl.Retrieved25 February2020.
- ^Grob, Eva Mira (2010).Documentary Arabic Private and Business Letters on Papyrus: Form and Function, Content and Context.Walter de Gruyter.ISBN978-3-11-024704-6.Retrieved27 February2020.