Day 33


Today is it the turn of the harf, the letter ''Wao'' (वाओ in Devnaagri). vāū vɑːuːThis harf is used both as a consonant as well as a vowel.  So, it could form a word as a consonant, say, as in "waalid" (वालिद) :  والد or as a vowel as "log" (लोग):  لوگ 
Here is how it is written in various positions: 



This is my attempt at writingthe harf, and today's lafz: ''watan'', which means "country":





And here is the piece of verse I picked which includes the word "watan": a song from a favourite film, "Kabuliwala". "Aye mere pyaare watan, aye mere bichchade chaman / tujhpe dil qurbaan". A very touching and sentimental song about being far from your motherland. 

 

2 comments:

  1. Lovely! My first visit to this blog. Do you have similar links to other songs for each new word you learn to write? I guess I have to read the blog and get my answers.

    Looking forward to lurking here.

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  2. Thank you, Shankari. I've posted a few songs, but not with reference to each word.
    This blog is keeping me from losing my marbles entirely...

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