Punjabi/Shahmukhi/Lesson 3

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Lesson 3

Welcome to Lesson 3. In this lesson, you will be taught row 3:

ر ڑ ز ژ س ش ص ض


Rē, ṛē, zē, and zhē all change form in the same way.

Likewise, the pairs sīn and shīn, and suāt and zuāt change form similarly.

(Note: rē, ṛē, zē, and zhē are all non-connectors.)

rē - ر

Initial ‏‎ ‍
راجا-rājā-king
ریٹ-reṭ-rate
Medial
ہرا-harā-green
سںگتری-sangatrī-orange
Final
اںگور-angūr-grape
انار-anār-pomegranate

ṛē - ڑ

Initial
ڑاڑا-ṛāṛā- name for ڑ in gurmukhi script (ੜ)
ڑے- ṛē- name for ڑ in shahmukhi script
Medial
اچیڑنا-ucheṛnā- to separate
اکڑو-ukṛū- bent
Final
اچھڑ-uchhaṛ-pillow cover
اوبھڑ-obaṛ-unknown

zē - ز

Initial
زہر-zahir-poison
زخم-zakham-wound
Medial
ازل- azl-death
آزاد-azād- independent
Final
اںگری‍ز-angrez-Englishman
تربوز-tarbūz-watermelon

zhē - ژ

Initial
ژے-zhē-name for ژ in shahmukhi script
Medial

-ژ-

Final
ز-

sīn - س

Initial
سسّ-sass-mother-in-law
سیب-sēb-apple
Medial
استاد-ustad-teacher
پاکستان-pākistān-Pakistan
Final
اداس-adās-sad
اسیس-asīs-blessing

shīn - ش

Initial
شستر-shastar-weapon
شہادت-shahādat-martyrdom
Medial
اشا-ushā-dawn
Final
ادیش-udēsh-goal, purpose

suāt - ص

Initial
صحرا-sahirā-desert
Medial
عرصـہ‏-arsah-span of time‎
Final
خالص-khāls-pure

zuāt - ض

Initial
ضرور-zarūr- surely, of course
Medial
وضو-vuzū-wudhu (ablution before muslim prayer)
Final
قمیض-qamīz-shirt