ؠ

ؠ U+0620, ؠ
ARABIC LETTER KASHMIRI YEH
؟
[U+061F]
Arabic ء
[U+0621]

Kashmiri

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɡoːl jaːjuk/, /taːlɨrʲ/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʲa/, /ʲ/

Letter

ؠ • (')

  1. a letter of Kashmiri indicating palatalization.

Forms

Isolated formFinal formMedial formInitial form
ؠـؠـؠـؠـ

Usage notes

The letter ؠ is called IPA(key): /ɡoːl jaːjuk/ when it is used in the middle of a word and produces the sound IPA(key): /ʲa/. If the letter is used at the end of a word, it is called IPA(key): /taːlɨrʲ/ and it produces the sound IPA(key): /ʲ/. The shape of the letter at the end of a word changes by making it more curved.

References

Urdu

Letter

ؠ • (ye)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ے (e)
    نئؠna'yenew

Usage notes

No longer in use. Used in the era of typewriters as it took less space.

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