07-19-2008, 11:03 PM
-Zamin is from Persian, meaning earth land.
-the nominative (i.e. prathama) form of a napuMsaka (neuter) noun in Sanskrit is declined with a terminal 'm' if it ends in a in its base form: e.g. phala->phalam.
-Tamil has its own noun endings which are not related to Sanskrit case endings but tend to add a 'n' sound to extend the base 'a' ending. For respect 'r' may be used instead or 'l' for plural and honorific.
-As AK explained the visarga in sanskrit 'aH' has a complex behavior. If it is internal then it is merely articulated as a curt unvoiced stop. It it is preceding a 'p' then it acquired the 'f' sound. e.g. yaH pantha= pronounced yaf-pantha. If it is preceding a 'kSh' then it is fully voiced. e.g. in namaH kShtR^ibhaH-> nam'aHa' kShtR^ibhaH. If it is next to a daNDa, i.e. terminal visarga then it is similarly voiced. The most subtle is the visarga known as jihvAmUlIya which occurs before 'k' or 'kh'. It is uttered as a brisk stop with a faint echo created by the based of the tongue articulating with the soft palate.
-the nominative (i.e. prathama) form of a napuMsaka (neuter) noun in Sanskrit is declined with a terminal 'm' if it ends in a in its base form: e.g. phala->phalam.
-Tamil has its own noun endings which are not related to Sanskrit case endings but tend to add a 'n' sound to extend the base 'a' ending. For respect 'r' may be used instead or 'l' for plural and honorific.
-As AK explained the visarga in sanskrit 'aH' has a complex behavior. If it is internal then it is merely articulated as a curt unvoiced stop. It it is preceding a 'p' then it acquired the 'f' sound. e.g. yaH pantha= pronounced yaf-pantha. If it is preceding a 'kSh' then it is fully voiced. e.g. in namaH kShtR^ibhaH-> nam'aHa' kShtR^ibhaH. If it is next to a daNDa, i.e. terminal visarga then it is similarly voiced. The most subtle is the visarga known as jihvAmUlIya which occurs before 'k' or 'kh'. It is uttered as a brisk stop with a faint echo created by the based of the tongue articulating with the soft palate.