Different final forms

The dictionary’s letter table distinguishes ن from ں and describes ں as representing nasalisation in final position. Keep that written distinction in view rather than adding a dot to every similar-looking final form.[1]

Find both forms in the name word

The dictionary records ناں with a personal-name sense. Follow its initial ن, the alif and the final ں in order. The first target has its dot; the final target does not. Copy the whole headword and mark those different positions in your notes before covering the meaning. Point to the first dot, then check the undotted ending again. This example lets you see both forms within one checked word. Keep the final character as it appears in the source rather than making both ends look alike. The entry has further uses, but personal name is the selected meaning for this activity and the vocabulary cue for the comparison.[2]

Keep the final nasal form in mother

The separate entry supplies ماں for mother. Locate its final ں after following the initial meem and alif. Copy the complete word beside the name example, retaining the same undotted final form. In the exercise, identify the selected mother word and then check its ending. Preserve the published spelling rather than attaching an English n to a Roman label as a pronunciation substitute.[3]

Your learning objective

Locate ن and ں in ناں and recognise the final ں in ماں.

Prerequisites: Complete Shahmukhi lesson 11 before this lesson. Level 12 · Shahmukhi.

Check your understanding

Which checked word supplies the mother example?

Answer: ماں. ماں is the selected mother word; ناں supplies the name example. Both retain the checked final ں.

Interactive feedback and progress appear when the tools load. Answer evidence: PH-LAN-0062-S2 PH-LAN-0062-S3

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  1. Kanwal Bashir and Abbas Kazmi; Dunwoody Press, University of Chicago digital edition. Punjabi-English Dictionary: front matter and pronunciation guide ↗dictionary teaching apparatus · Source date: 2012 · Locator: Printed p. v, letter table and footnote 2: ں represents nasalisation in final position. Accessed 2026-11-01.Actual 35-page PDF retrieved; specified printed pages read and letter/vowel tables rendered for visual inspection. The dictionary identifies Lahori and other variety-specific evidence; these are not flattened into universal spoken rules. English sound comparisons are not an audio assessment.Return to Script form 1 ↑Return to Different final forms, paragraph 1 ↑
  2. Kanwal Bashir and Abbas Kazmi; Dunwoody Press, hosted by University of Chicago Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. Punjabi-English Dictionary: naaN ↗authored Punjabi dictionary entry · Source date: 2012; digital data updated August 2023 · Locator: Printed p 578, ناں headword, personal-name sense 1. Accessed 2026-11-01.Actual full primary entry body retrieved and the specified spelling, sense or example inspected. This dictionary explicitly targets Pakistani Punjabi; native forms are its published text, not an automatic conversion. Unrelated senses and news examples are not adopted. Roman query keys are index labels, not verified learner pronunciation. Return to Practice exercise ↑Return to Script form 2 ↑Return to Find both forms in the name word, paragraph 1 ↑
  3. Kanwal Bashir and Abbas Kazmi; Dunwoody Press, hosted by University of Chicago Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. Punjabi-English Dictionary: maaN ↗authored Punjabi dictionary entry · Source date: 2012; digital data updated August 2023 · Locator: Printed p 521, ماں headword, mother sense 1; same complete entry reserved for lesson 20. Accessed 2026-11-01.Actual full primary entry body retrieved and the specified spelling, sense or example inspected. This dictionary explicitly targets Pakistani Punjabi; native forms are its published text, not an automatic conversion. Unrelated senses and news examples are not adopted. Roman query keys are index labels, not verified learner pronunciation. Return to Practice exercise ↑Return to Script form 3 ↑Return to Keep the final nasal form in mother, paragraph 1 ↑
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