ਗ

See also: ਗ਼ and ਗਾਂ

ਗ U+0A17, ਗ GURMUKHI LETTER GA ← ਖ [U+0A16] Gurmukhi ਘ → [U+0A18]

Translingual

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆓 (ga), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀕 (ga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə/

Letter

ਗ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਗੱਗਾ (gaggā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 254:

     ਗਗਾ ਗੋਬਿਦ ਗੁਣ ਰਵਹੁ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਜਪਿ ਨੀਤ

     gagā gobid guṇ ravhu sās sās jap nīt

     Gagga: Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe with each and every breath; meditate on Him forever.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: گ (gāf)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə/

• Audio:

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Letter

ਗ • (gaggā)

1. The eighth 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

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