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Translingual
Letter
ੳ
- Gurmukhi letter ਊੜਾ (ūṛā)
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 434:
ਊੜੈ ਉਪਮਾ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਕੀਜੈ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ- ūṛae upmā tā kī kījae jā kā ant na pāeā
- Ooraa: Sing the Praises of the One whose limit cannot be found.
Derived glyphs
Punjabi
Letter
ੳ • (ūṛā)
- The first letter of Punjabi in the Gurmukhi script.
Usage notes
The letter ūṛā is never used on its own. Therefore, use ਉ (u), ਊ (ū) and ਓ (o) for u, ū, and o 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
- “ੳ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025