ਜ

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ਜ	U+0A1C, ਜ GURMUKHI LETTER JA

Translingual

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə/

Letter

ਜ

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)

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 ^{(Category: Punjabi letters)}
(Gurmukhi script vowels) ਅ,‎ ਆ,‎ ਇ,‎ ਈ,‎ ਉ,‎ ਊ,‎ ਏ,‎ ਐ,‎ ਓ,‎ ਔ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters)}
(Gurmukhi script diacritics) ਾ,‎ ਿ,‎ ੀ,‎ ੁ,‎ ੂ,‎ ੇ,‎ ੈ,‎ ੋ,‎ ੌ,‎ ਂ,‎ ੰ,‎ ੱ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters)}

References

“ਜ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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