| Consonants |
| IPA |
Devanagari |
Perso-Arabic |
Example[1], meaning |
| b |
ब |
ب |
bod (/ˈboɖ/), meaning 'big' |
| d̪ |
द |
د |
dapp (/ˈd̪ap/), meaning 'say' |
| ɖ |
ड |
ڈ |
daakur (/ˈɖaːkur/), meaning 'belch' |
| d͡ʒ |
ज |
ج |
jajeer (/ˈd͡ʒə ˌd͡ʒiːr/), meaning 'hookah' |
| ɡ |
ग |
غ،گ |
gaam (/ˈgaːm/), meaning 'village' |
| h |
ह |
ح،ه |
hos (/ˈhos/), meaning 'elephant' |
| j |
य |
ی |
yaar (/ˈjaːr/), meaning 'friend' |
| ʲ |
्य |
ى۪ |
tsoontŷ (/ˈt͡sũːʈʲ/), meaning 'apples (plural)' |
| k |
क |
ق،ک |
koutur (/ˈkoːt̪ur/), meaning 'pigeon' |
| kʰ |
ख |
خ،کھ |
khabar (/ˈkʰabar/), meaning 'news' |
| l |
ल |
ل |
labb (/ˈlab/), meaning 'wall' |
| m |
म |
م |
myoun (/ˈmʲoːn/), meaning 'my' |
| n |
न |
ن |
na (/ˈna/), meaning 'no' |
| p |
प |
پ |
posh (/ˈpoːʃ/), meaning 'flower' |
| pʰ |
फ |
پھ |
phout (/ˈpʰot̪/), meaning 'basket' |
| f |
फ |
ف |
fanwaare (/ˈfãwˌwaːrɨ/), meaning 'fountain' |
| r |
र |
ر |
rey (/ˈrej/), meaning 'ant' |
| s |
स |
ث، س، ص |
saas (/ˈsaːs/), meaning 'thousand' |
| ʃ |
श |
ش |
shech (/ˈʃetʃ/), meaning 'message' |
| t̪ |
त |
ت، ط |
tout (/ˈt̪ot̪/), meaning 'hot' |
| t̪ʰ |
थ |
تھ |
thoud (/ˈt̪ʰod̪/), meaning 'tall' |
| ʈ |
ट |
ٹ |
anigot (/ˈaniˌgoʈ/), meaning 'dark (noun)' |
| ʈʰ |
ठ |
ٹھ |
thaand (/ˈʈʰãɖ/), meaning 'lid' |
| t͡s |
च़ |
ژ |
tsoont (/ˈt͡sũːʈ/), meaning 'apple' |
| t͡sʱ |
छ़ |
ژھ |
tshaay (/ˈt͡sʱaːj/), meaning 'shadow' |
| tʃ |
च |
چ |
chaay (/ˈtʃaːj/), meaning 'tea' |
| tʃʰ |
छ |
چھ |
chhaan (/ˈtʃʰaːn/), meaning 'carpenter' |
| w |
व |
و |
waaw (/ˈwaːw/), meaning 'wind' |
| z |
ज़ |
ذ، ز، ض، ظ |
zang (/ˈzãg/), meaning 'leg' |
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| Vowels |
| IPA |
Devanagari |
Perso-Arabic |
Example |
| a |
अ |
ا |
na (/ˈna/) |
| aː |
आ |
آ, ـا |
chhaan (/ˈtʃʰaːn/) |
| ə |
अ' |
|
gaer (/ˈgər/), meaning 'clock' |
| əː |
आ' |
|
haer (/ˈhəːr/), meaning 'myna' |
| e |
ए' |
ێ |
shech (/ˈʃetʃ/) |
| eː |
ए |
ی,ے |
tayz (/ˈt̪ʲeːz/), meaning 'fast' |
| i |
इ |
اِ |
kiraaye (/ˈkiraːjɨ/), meaning 'fare' |
| iː |
ई |
اِی |
jajeer (/ˈd͡ʒə ˌd͡ʒiːr/) |
| ɨ |
उ' |
|
tse (/ˈt͡sɨ/), meaning 'you' |
| ɨː |
ऊ' |
ٳ |
teer (/ˈt̪ɨːr/), meaning 'cold' |
| o |
ओ' |
ۆ |
bod (/ˈboɖ/) |
| oː |
ओ |
ؤ |
myoun (/ˈmʲoːn/) |
| ɔ |
अॅ |
ۄ |
donevay (/ˈd̪ɔnɨwaj/), meaning 'both' |
| ɔː |
ऑ |
ۄا |
suaad (/ˈsɔːd̪/), meaning 'one and a quarter' |
| u |
उ |
اُ |
koutur (/ˈkoːt̪ur/) |
| uː |
ऊ |
وُ |
tsoor (/ˈt͡suːr/), meaning 'thief' |
| ̃ |
ँ |
نٛ |
nasalisation: tsoont (/ˈt͡sũːʈ/) |
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