Urdu Alphabet | اردو حروف تہجی

The Urdu alphabet is a modified version of the Persian alphabet with 38 letters, written from right to left. It is used to write Urdu, the national language of Pakistan.

ا
Alif
ā
ب
Be
b
پ
Pe
p
ت
Te
t
ٹ
Ṭe
ṭ
ث
Se
s
ج
Jīm
j
چ
Che
ch
ح
Baṛī he
h
خ
Khe
kh
د
Dāl
d
ڈ
Ḍāl
ḍ
ذ
Zāl
z
ر
Re
r
ڑ
Ṛe
ṛ
ز
Ze
z
ژ
Zhe
zh
س
Sīn
s
ش
Shīn
sh
ص
Ṣuād
s
ض
Ẓuād
z
ط
To'e
t
ظ
Zo'e
z
ع
'Ain
'
غ
Ghain
gh
ف
Fe
f
ق
Qāf
q
ک
Kāf
k
گ
Gāf
g
ل
Lām
l
م
Mīm
m
ن
Nūn
n
ں
Nūn Ghunna
ṅ
و
Vā'o
v/ū/o
ہ
Choti he
h
ھ
Do chashmi he
h
ء
Hamza
'
ی
Ye
y/ī

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About the Urdu Alphabet

The Urdu alphabet is based on the Persian alphabet with additional letters for sounds specific to Urdu and languages of the Indian subcontinent.

History

The Urdu alphabet developed from the Persian alphabet during the Delhi Sultanate period. It incorporates letters from Arabic and Persian with additions for Indic sounds.

Key Features

  • Written from right to left
  • 38 letters total
  • Nastaliq calligraphic style
  • Retroflex consonants
  • Based on Persian-Arabic script