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Alfabeto Punjabi Shahmukhi

Shahmukhi (Arabic-based)

Shahmukhi is the Arabic-based script used to write Punjabi in Pakistan. It has 38 letters and is written right-to-left. It differs from Gurmukhi (used in India) and includes special letters for Punjabi sounds.

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Shahmukhi Vowels

CarácterNombreRomanizaciónPronunciación
اAlifa/ālike 'a' in 'father'
وWawu/o/wlike 'oo' in 'moon'
یYei/ylike 'ee' in 'see'
ےBari Yee/ailike 'ay' in 'day'
آAlif Maddaālong 'a' sound

Shahmukhi Consonants

CarácterNombreRomanizaciónPronunciación
بBeblike 'b' in 'ball'
پPeplike 'p' in 'park'
تTetlike 't' in 'top'
ٹTe (retroflex)retroflex t
ثSeslike 's' in 'sun'
جJimjlike 'j' in 'jam'
چChechlike 'ch' in 'church'
حHehpharyngeal h
خKhekhlike 'ch' in 'loch'
دDaldlike 'd' in 'day'
ڈDal (retroflex)retroflex d
ذZalzlike 'z' in 'zone'
رRerrolled r
ڑRe (retroflex)retroflex r
زZezlike 'z' in 'zone'
ژZhezhlike 's' in 'measure'
سSinslike 's' in 'sun'
شShinshlike 'sh' in 'shoe'
صSuadsemphatic s
ضZuadzemphatic z
طTotemphatic t
ظZozemphatic z
عAinʿvoiced pharyngeal
غGhainghlike French 'r'
فFeflike 'f' in 'fun'
قQafquvular stop
کKafklike 'k' in 'king'
گGafglike 'g' in 'go'
لLamllike 'l' in 'love'
مMimmlike 'm' in 'moon'
نNunnlike 'n' in 'no'
ںNoon Ghunnañnasal n
ہHehlike 'h' in 'hat'
ھDo Chashmi Hehbreathy h (aspiration)
وWawwlike 'w' in 'wet'