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Nūn ġunnā, (Urdu: نُون غُنَّہ; Unicode: U+06BA ں ARABIC LETTER NOON GHUNNA) is an additional letter of the Arabic script not used in the Arabic alphabet itself but used in Urdu, Saraiki, and Shahmukhi Punjabi^[1] to represent a nasal vowel, [◌̃]. In Shahmukhi, it is represented by the diacritic ٘◌.

It is a nasal vowel used in many Indo-Aryan languages and Iranian languages. It is represented by the International Phonetic Alphabet by the sound of ⟨◌̃⟩. It is a dotless noon. In Saraiki and Balti, nūn ġunnā is sometimes written as ن٘.

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Forms

Position in word	Isolated	Final	Medial	Initial
Glyph form: (Help)	ں‎	ـں‎	ـںـ‎	ںـ‎

Position in word	Isolated	Final	Medial	Initial
Glyph form: (Help)	ن٘‎	ـن٘‎	ـن٘ـ‎	ن٘ـ‎

Languages

The following languages use nūn ġunnā:

External links

References

^ "The Ghunna with the letters Noon and Meen". 15 March 2021.

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[1] "The Ghunna with the letters Noon and Meen". 15 March 2021.

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+{{Short description|Additional letter of the Arabic script}}
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-{{Arabic-script sidebar|Urdu}}{{Arabic-script sidebar|Punjabi}}{{Arabic-script sidebar|Saraiki}}{{Arabic-script sidebar|Pashto}}{{Arabic-script sidebar|Kashmiri}}'''<big>ں</big>''', (Arabic letter noon ghunna (U+06BA), ṇūṇ), is an additional letter of the [[Arabic script]] not used in the [[Arabic alphabet]] itself but used in [[Urdu]], [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] and [[Shahmukhi alphabet|Shahmukhi]] [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] to represent a [[nasal vowel]] consonant, {{IPAblink|◌̃}}.
+{{One source|date=June 2024}}
-'''ں''' or '''ن٘''' is a additional letter of the [[Arabic script]].  It is used in [[Urdu]], [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Pashto]], and many other [[Languages of Pakistan|Pakistani languages]].<ref>https://en.al-dirassa.com/the-ghunna-with-the-letters-noon-and-meen/</ref>
+{{Arabic-script sidebar|Urdu}}{{Arabic-script sidebar|Punjabi}}{{Arabic-script sidebar|Saraiki}}{{Arabic-script sidebar|Pashto}}{{Arabic-script sidebar|Kashmiri}}{{Arabic-script sidebar|Khowar}}'''Nūn ġunnā''', ({{lang-ur|{{nq|نُون غُنَّہ}}}}; [[Unicode]]: {{unichar|06BA|ARABIC LETTER NOON GHUNNA}}) is an additional letter of the [[Arabic script]] not used in the [[Arabic alphabet]] itself but used in [[Urdu]], [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], and [[Shahmukhi alphabet|Shahmukhi]] [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.al-dirassa.com/the-ghunna-with-the-letters-noon-and-meen/|title=The Ghunna with the letters Noon and Meen|date=March 15, 2021}}</ref> to represent a [[nasal vowel]], {{IPAblink|◌̃}}. In Shahmukhi, it is represented by the [[diacritic]] {{char|٘◌}}.
-It is a '''nasal''' [[vowel]] used in many [[Indo-Aryan languages]] and [[Iranian languages]].  It is represented by the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] by the sound of {{angbr IPA|◌̃}}.  It is a dotless [[noon]].  You have to say t with a nasal sound encircling your nose.  In Saraiki and [[Balti language|Balti]], nūn ǧunna is sometimes written as ن٘.
+It is a nasal [[vowel]] used in many [[Indo-Aryan languages]] and [[Iranian languages]].  It is represented by the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] by the sound of {{angbr IPA|◌̃}}.  It is a dotless [[nun (letter)#Arabic nūn|noon]].  In Saraiki and [[Balti language|Balti]], nūn ġunnā is sometimes written as ن٘.
+{{SpecialChars}}
 ==Forms==
 {{Arabic alphabet shapes|ں}}
+{{Arabic alphabet shapes|ن٘}}
+==Languages==
+The following languages use nūn ġunnā:
+#[[Urdu]]
+#[[Shahmukhi|Punjabi]]
+#[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]
+#[[Pashto]]
+#[[Balochi language|Balochi]]
+#[[Khowar]]
+#[[Brahui language|Brahui]]
+#[[Torwali language|Torwali]]
+#[[Palula language|Palula]]
+#[[Burushaski]]
+#[[Kalkoti language|Kalkoti]]
+#[[Shina language|Shina]]
+#[[Indus Kohistani language|Indus Kohistani]]
+#[[Ormuri language|Ormuri]]
+#[[Marwari language|Marwari]]
+#[[Hindko]]
+#[[Pahari-Pothwari]]
+#[[Dogri language|Dogri]]
+#[[Wanetsi]]
+#[[Gawar-Bati]]
+#[[Sorani|Kurdish]]
+#[[Shekhani dialect|Shekhani]]
+#[[Kalami language|Kalami]]
+#[[Gujari language|Gujari]]
+#[[Dameli language|Dameli]]
+#[[Ushojo]]
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/saraiki.htm]
+* [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/saraiki.htm Saraiki language, alphabet and pronunciation]
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/urdu.htm]
+* [https://omniglot.com/writing/urdu.htm Urdu alphabet, pronunciation and language]
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/pashto.htm]
+* [https://omniglot.com/writing/pashto.htm Pashto language and alphabet]
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/punjabi.htm]
+* [https://omniglot.com/writing/punjabi.htm Punjabi language, alphabets and pronunciation]
-* [https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/urdu-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%DA%BA-%D8%8C-%D8%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%BA-written-pronounced-with-%DA%BA-instead-of-%D9%86.2657302/]
+* [https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/urdu-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%DA%BA-%D8%8C-%D8%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%BA-written-pronounced-with-%DA%BA-instead-of-%D9%86.2657302/ Urdu: فلاں ، عریاں written/pronounced with ں instead of ن]
 == References ==
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