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ੲ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ੲ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Translingual
Glyph origin
From the Sharada letter 𑆅, itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀇.
Letter
ੲ
- Gurmukhi letter ਈੜੀ (īṛī)
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 434:
ਈਵੜੀ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਦਾਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਈ- ēvṛī ād purkh hae dātā āpe sachā soē
- Eevree: The Primal Lord is the Giver; He alone is True.
Derived glyphs
Punjabi
Letter
ੲ • (īṛī)
- The third letter of Punjabi in the Gurmukhi script.
Usage notes
The letter īṛī is never used on its own. Therefore, use ਇ (i), ਈ (ī) and ਏ (ē) for i, ī, and e respectively.
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
- “ੲ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024