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The Urdū alphabet, with names in the Devanāgarī and Latin alphabets
| Letter |
Name of letter |
Transcription |
IPA
|
| ا |
alif |
- |
-
|
| ب |
be |
b |
[b]
|
| پ |
pe |
p |
[p]
|
| ت |
te |
t |
[t̪]
|
| ٹ |
ṭe |
ṭ |
[ʈ]
|
| ث |
se |
se |
[s]
|
| ج |
jīm |
j |
[ʤ]
|
| چ |
ce |
c |
[ʧ]
|
| ح |
baṛī he |
h |
[h]
|
| خ |
khe |
kh |
[x]
|
| د |
dāl |
d |
[d̪]
|
| ڈ |
ḍāl |
ḍ |
[ɖ]
|
| ذ |
zāl |
z |
[z]
|
| ر |
re |
r |
[r]
|
| ڑ |
aṛ |
ṛ |
[ɽ]
|
| ز |
ze |
z |
[z]
|
| ژ |
zhe |
zh |
[ʒ]
|
| س |
sīn |
s |
[s]
|
| ش |
shīn |
sh |
[ʃ]
|
| ص |
su'ād |
s |
[s]
|
| ض |
zu'ād |
z |
[z]
|
| ط |
to'e |
t |
[t]
|
| ظ |
zo'e |
z |
[z]
|
| ع |
‘ain |
' |
-
|
| غ |
ghain |
gh |
[ɣ]
|
| ف |
fe |
f |
[f]
|
| ق |
qāf |
q |
[q]
|
| ک |
kāf |
k |
[k]
|
| گ |
gāf |
g |
[g]
|
| ل |
lām |
l |
[l]
|
| م |
mīm |
m |
[m]
|
| ن |
nūn |
n |
[n]
|
| و |
vā'o |
v, o, or ū |
[ʋ], [oː], or [uː]
|
| ہ, ﮩ, ﮨ |
choṭī he |
h |
[h]
|
| ھ |
do cashmī he |
h |
[ʰ]
|
| ء |
hamza |
' |
[ʔ]
|
| ی |
ye |
y, i |
[j] or [iː]
|
| ے |
bari ye |
ai or e |
[ɛː], or [eː]
|
