Shahmukhi

Perso-Arabic script used to write the Punjabi language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Shahmukhi (Punjabi: شاہ مُکھی, Gurmukhi: ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ, lit.'from the mouth of the Shah') is an Abjad developed from the Perso-Arabic alphabet script, used for the Punjabi language. It came into use in Punjabi Sufi literature, from the 12th century and onwards.[1][2][3][4] It is generally written in the Nastaʿlīq calligraphic hand,[3][4] which is also used for Urdu.[5] Shahmukhi script is the standard script in Pakistani Punjab used for Punjabi. Perso-Arabic is one of two scripts used for Punjabi, the other being Gurmukhi used in the Indian Punjab.[3][6][4]

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Shahmukhi
شاہ مُکھی
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"Shahmukhi" written using the Nastaliq calligraphic hand
Script type
Time period
12th century-present
Directionright-to-left script Edit this on Wikidata
LanguagesPunjabi
Related scripts
Parent systems
Unicode
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Shahmukhi is written from right to left, while Gurmukhi is written from left to right.[7][8][4] It is also used as the main alphabet to write Pahari–Pothwari in the Pothohar region of Punjab and Azad Kashmir.