Does Urdu writing have a few letters which look different than Arabic letters?

Angela Weinberger | 13 years ago

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Asked by: Angela Weinberger | 13 years ago | Answers: 3 | Views: 2799

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Nabeha | 13 years ago

Yes .. We have many alphabets which are different from Arabic. Arabic has total 28 letters while Urdu has 38. It also includes some Persian alphabets. This is the list http://www.omniglot.com/writing/urdu.htm

I hope it helps :)

Answered by: Nabeha | 13 years ago

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OK - now i get it. thanks

Angela Weinberger | 13 years ago

Welcome :)

Nabeha | 13 years ago

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Zainab Hussain | 13 years ago

Arabic, Persian n Urdu, they all have same letters look wise but with some addition and subtraction as Nabeeha has mentioned. For example, there is no " P " (urdu - Pe) in arabic so they call Bakistan instead of Pakistan.

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Answered by: Zainab Hussain | 13 years ago

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Osama Afzal | 13 years ago

Urdu is the mixture of different languages and arabic is one of them so there are many letters in urdu which are not in arabic ... the ABCD of urdu and arabic differs as well in some alphabets ... !

Answered by: Osama Afzal | 13 years ago

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