• AlifBe

    Arq For AlifBe of Sindhi Food~31

    Ideally we should be talking about   ظ ( ज़/Z) as the 31st Consonant in AlifBe series but I couldn’t think of any Sindhi dish starting with this particular ‘Z’. For the uninitiated, there are 4 variants of ‘Z’ in Arabic Sindhi script; ذ as in Zaro (Little ), (ज़/Z) or as in Kagzi lemon Pickle ز as in Zanzeer (Chain/shackles) (ज़/Z) or as in Zaefrani Kulfi ض as in Zaeef (Feeble) (ज़/Z) or as in Zaroori Masalha and ظ as in Zalim (cruel/merciless) (ज़/Z). Kindly note that all the above mentioned consonants are represented by ‘ ज़ ‘in Devanagari and…

  • AlifBe - Drinks

    Sharbat~ AlifBe~27

    There are only two consonants in the sixth shape group of Sindhi AlifBe; س (s/स) and ش (Sh/श)! Actually the 27th consonant in Sindhi AlifBe is س but it is already covered in the 10th Post in AlifBe series.  And hence we will consider the next consonant  as the 27th one which is ش in Arabic Sindhi, श in Devanagari and in Roman Sindhi it is ‘Sh‘ as in Shimla! And the corresponding dish is Sharbat! In Sindhi language, Sharbat could mean both; the syrup as well as the Cordial (non alcoholic beverage)! Sharbat The word Sharbat comes from the…