ਘ

ਘ U+0A18, ਘ GURMUKHI LETTER GHA ← ਗ [U+0A17] Gurmukhi ਙ → [U+0A19]

Translingual

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆔 (gha), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀖 (gha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə̀/

Letter

ਘ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਘੱਘਾ (ghaggā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 434:

     ਘਘੈ ਘਾਲ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜੇ ਘਾਲੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਿ ਰਹੈ

     ghaghae ghāl sevk je ghālae shabadi gurū kae lāgi rahae

     Ghagha: The servant who performs service, remains attached to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: گھ (gh)

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key): /kə̀ɡ.ɡäː/, /ɡʱəɡ.ɡʱäː/
• (phoneme, standard):IPA^(key): /k◌̀/, /◌́ɡ/
• (phoneme, dialectal):IPA^(key): /ɡʱ/

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Letter

ਘ • (kàggā)

1. The ninth letter of Punjabi in the Gurmukhi script.

See also

• Gurmukhi script letters: ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script vowels: ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script diacritics: ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ ^[edit]

References

• “ਘ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025