Shahmukhi ( شاہ مکھی , gourmet. ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ , English Shahmukhi , literally “from the royal lips”) is a local version of the Arabic letter , which was originally used to write Urdu texts. Shahmukhi was introduced under the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan . Shahmukhi is based on Nasta'liq handwriting. From the middle of the 20th century, shahmukhi has been used to record Punjabi in Pakistan and parts of India . Non-Muslim Punjabis, especially Sikhs , use the Gurmukha alphabet to write.
Shahmukhi | |
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Type of letter | consonant |
Languages | Urdu , Punjabi |
Territory | Pakistan |
Period | from the 16th century |
Status | In use |
Letter direction | from right to left |
Origin | Canaanite
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Unicode range | U + 0600 to U + 06FF |
Matching letters of the alphabet Shahmukhi and gurmukhi | |
The direction of the letter is from right to left.