Nūn Ğunna

ں, (Arabic letter noon ghunna (U+06BA) ṇūṇ) is an additional letter of the Arabic script not used in the Arabic alphabet itself but used in Urdu, Saraiki and Shahmukhi Punjabi to represent a nasal vowel, [◌̃].

ں or ن٘ is an additional letter of the Arabic script. It is used in Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi, Pashto, and many other Pakistani languages.[1]

It is a nasal vowel used in many Indo-Aryan languages and Iranian languages. It is represented by the International Phonetic Alphabet by the sound of ◌̃. It is a dotless noon. In Saraiki and Balti, nūn ǧunna is sometimes written as ن٘.

Forms

Position in word Isolated Final Medial Initial
Glyph form:
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ں ـں ـںـ ںـ
Position in word Isolated Final Medial Initial
Glyph form:
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ن٘ ـن٘ ـن٘ـ ن٘ـ

Languages

The following languages use Nūn Ğunna:

  1. Urdu
  2. Punjabi
  3. Pashto
  4. Balochi
  5. Khowar
  6. Brahui
  7. Torwali
  8. Palula
  9. Burushaski
  10. Kalkoti
  11. Shina
  12. Indus Kohistani
  13. Ormuri
  14. Marwari
  15. Hindko
  16. Pahari-Pothwari
  17. Dogri
  18. Wanetsi
  19. Gawar-Bati
  20. Nepali
  21. Kurdish
  22. Shekhani
  23. Kalami
  24. Gujari
  25. Dameli
  26. Ushojo

See also

References

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