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Urdu alphabet and writing system

Urdu is written in Arabic. Here are all 39 characters with how each one sounds. Tap the speaker to listen.

Letters (39)

  • اā
  • بb
  • پp
  • تt
  • ٹṭ
  • ثs
  • جj
  • چch
  • حh
  • خkh
  • دd
  • ڈḍ
  • ذz
  • رr
  • ڑṛ
  • زz
  • ژzh
  • سs
  • شsh
  • صs
  • ضz
  • طt
  • ظz
  • عʿ
  • غgh
  • فf
  • قq
  • کk
  • گg
  • لl
  • مm
  • نn
  • ںñ
  • وw
  • ہh
  • ھh
  • ءʼ
  • یy
  • ےe

Sounds are written in Latin letters as a guide. Real pronunciation can change with the position in the word.

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