Transcript Grand rules for Urdu

Grand rules for Urdu
•Urdu is written from right to left.
•There are 37 letters in the Urdu alphabet.
•Urdu is written in a abbreviated joined up
form.
•Urdu has no capital letters.
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37 letters in the urdu alphabet
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These nine letters never join
to the next following letter but
join to the preceding letter
‫ا‬
‫د ڈ ذ‬
‫ر ڑ ز ژ‬
‫و‬
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Urdu script
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Urdu has two types of vowels
• Long vowels
• Short vowels
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Long vowels
Alif
‫ا‬
Wao ‫و‬
Ye
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‫ی‬
Short vowels
Zer ‫زیر‬
Zaber ‫زبر‬
Pesh ‫پیش‬
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