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Alphabet in Urdu - Complete Urdu Letters Chart
The Urdu alphabet consists of 40 basic letters derived from the Arabic and Persian scripts. Learn each letter with its name, pronunciation, and English equivalent below.
Urdu Alphabet Chart
آ
aa
English: Alif Madd
1
ا
a
English: Alif
2
ب
b
English: Bay
3
پ
p
English: Pay
4
ت
t
English: Tay
5
ٹ
ṭ
English: Ṭay
6
ث
s
English: Say
7
ج
j
English: Jeem
8
چ
ch
English: Chay
9
ح
h
English: Baṛi Hay
10
خ
kh
English: Khay
11
د
d
English: Daal
12
ڈ
ḍ
English: Ḍaal
13
ذ
z
English: Zaal
14
ر
r
English: Ray
15
ڑ
ṛ
English: Ṛay
16
ز
z
English: Zay
17
ژ
zh
English: Zhay
18
س
s
English: Seen
19
ش
sh
English: Sheen
20
ص
ṣ
English: Suaad
21
ض
ẓ
English: Zuaad
22
ط
ṭ
English: Toay
23
ظ
ẓ
English: Zoay
24
ع
a/ʿ
English: Ain
25
غ
gh
English: Ghain
26
ف
f
English: Fay
27
ق
q
English: Qaaf
28
ک
k
English: Kaaf
29
گ
g
English: Gaaf
30
ل
l
English: Laam
31
م
m
English: Meem
32
ن
n
English: Noon
33
ں
ñ
English: Noon Ghunna
34
و
w/o/u
English: Waao
35
ہ
h
English: Choṭi Hay
36
ھ
h
English: Do Chashmi Hay
37
ء
ʾ
English: Hamza
38
ی
y/i
English: Choṭi Yay
39
ے
e/ai
English: Baṛi Yay
40
About the Urdu Alphabet
The Urdu script is written from right to left (RTL) and is based on the Nastaliq style of the Perso-Arabic script. It contains 39 basic letters, including several letters unique to Urdu that don't exist in Arabic — such as پ (pay), ٹ (ṭay), چ (chay), ڈ (ḍaal), ڑ (ṛay), and گ (gaaf). These additions allow Urdu to represent sounds from native South Asian languages.