Marco wrote > > I have a few questions: > > - What is the meaning of "satmaa" and "sadaatmaa"?
'satmaa' means stepmother. 'sadaatmaa' means 'good soul' / 'virtuous' > - Why is /tmaa/ spelled differently in the two words? 'satmaa' has the roots of 'sat' = good & 'Maa' = mother. As 'Sat' is correctly spelt with a khandaTa under the rules of samaas it becomes 'sat'maa' sadaatmaa has the roots 'sat' = good & 'aatma' = soul / spirit, and falls under the rules of sandhi and hence becomes sadaatmaa. (aatma is spelt with a tma conjunct). > - Does ISCII have a way to distinguish the two cases above > and the other possible combinations? I mean: > 1. Ta_Ma_Ligature, > 2. Khanda_Ta + Ma, > 3. Half_Ta + Ma, > 4. Ta + Virama + Ma. 1. Ta_Ma_Ligature is simply 'ta virama ma' 2. Khanda_Ta + Ma, is 'ta virama virama ma' (equivalent to 'ta virama zwnj ma') 3. Half_Ta + Ma is 'ta virama inv ma' (equivalent to 'ta virama zwj ma') 4. Ta + Virama + Ma should be 'ta virama virama inv ma' but this is not implemented in the iLeap application I am using! Thanks Andy
