ਧ

ਧ U+0A27, ਧ GURMUKHI LETTER DHA ← ਦ [U+0A26] Gurmukhi ਨ → [U+0A28]

Translingual

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆣 (dha), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀥 (dha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ə̀/

Letter

ਧ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਧੱਧਾ (dhaddā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 251:

     ਧਧਾ ਧੂਰਿ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਤੇਰੇ ਜਨੂਆ

     dhadhā dhūri punīt tere janūā

     Dhadha: The dust of the feet of the Saints is sacred.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: دھ (dh)

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key): /t̪ə̀d̪.d̪äː/, /d̪ʱəd̪.d̪ʱäː/
• (phoneme, standard):IPA^(key): /t̪◌̀/, /◌́d̪/
• (phoneme, dialectal):IPA^(key): /d̪ʱ/

Letter

ਧ • (tàddā)

1. The twenty-fourth 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

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