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 ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script vowels) ਅ,‎ ਆ,‎ ਇ,‎ ਈ,‎ ਉ,‎ ਊ,‎ ਏ,‎ ਐ,‎ ਓ,‎ ਔ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script diacritics) ਾ,‎ ਿ,‎ ੀ,‎ ੁ,‎ ੂ,‎ ੇ,‎ ੈ,‎ ੋ,‎ ੌ,‎ ਂ,‎ ੰ,‎ ੱ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}

References

• “ਘ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024