ਜ

ਜ U+0A1C, ਜ GURMUKHI LETTER JA ← ਛ [U+0A1B] Gurmukhi ਝ → [U+0A1D]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə/

Letter

ਜ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਜੱਜਾ (jajjā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 255:

     ਜਜਾ ਜਾਨੈ ਹਉ ਕਛੁ ਹੂਆ

     jajjā jānae hau kacḥ hūā

     Jajja: When someone, in his ego, believes that he has become something,

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: ج (jīm)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə/

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Letter

ਜ • (jajjā)

1. The thirteenth 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

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