ਧ

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.

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.