Complete list of Urdu alphabet | Urdu حروف تہجی (harof tahaji)
Similar to English language, Urdu language also consists of vowels and consonants. There are 11 vowels and 36 consonants in Urdu alphabet.
Here are the list of Urdu vowels, consonants, and numerals-
In Urdu, vowels are known as سر (Sar).
| ا aa |
آ aa |
اِ i |
ای ee |
اُ u |
او oo |
اَ a |
اے e |
| اَے ai |
او o |
اَو au |
In Urdu, consonants are known as تلفظ (Talfiz). The following table shows 36 consonant letters and their pronunciations.
| ب ba |
پ pa |
ت ta |
ٹ ṭa |
ث sa |
ج ja |
چ cha |
ح ḥa |
| خ kha |
د da |
ڈ ḍa |
ذ zha |
ر ra |
ڑ ṛa |
ز za |
ژ zha |
| س sa |
ش sha |
ص ṣa |
ض za |
ط ṭa |
ظ za |
ع ‘a |
غ gha |
| ف fa |
ق qa |
ک ka |
گ ga |
ل la |
م ma |
ن na |
ں n |
| و wa |
ہ ha |
ء hamza |
ی ya |
Urdu numerals follow the base-10 number system, also known as decimal number system. It is the most commonly used number system in daily life. The following table shows the 10 Urdu numbers and their English equivalents.
| ۰ 0 sifr |
۱ 1 ek |
۲ 2 do |
۳ 3 teen |
۴ 4 chaar |
۵ 5 paanch |
۶ 6 chay |
۷ 7 saat |
| ۸ 8 aath |
۹ 9 nau |
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