ਭ

ਭ U+0A2D, ਭ GURMUKHI LETTER BHA ← ਬ [U+0A2C] Gurmukhi ਮ → [U+0A2E]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə̀/

Letter

ਭ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਭੱਭਾ (bhabbā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 258:

     ਭਭਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਮਿਟਾਵਹੁ ਅਪਨਾ ਇਆ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਸਗਲ ਹੈ ਸੁਪਨਾ

     bhabhā bharam miṭāvhu apnā eā sansār sagal hae supnā

     Bhabha: Cast out your doubt and delusion - this world is just a dream.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: بھ (bh)

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key): /pə̀b.bäː/, /bʱəb.bʱäː/
• (phoneme, standard):IPA^(key): /p◌̀/, /◌́b/
• (phoneme, dialectal):IPA^(key): /bʱ/

Letter

ਭ • (pàbbā)

1. The twenty-ninth consonant in Punjabi.

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

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