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ਟਿਕਾਉਣਾ <= Gurmukhi script टिਕਾਉਣਾ <= "Punjabi" script This is my example. Look at the first 2 characters of the word ਟਿਕਾਉਣਾ (tikauna). The first 2 characters are ਸਿਹਾਰੀ (ਿ) (the vowel sihari) and ਟੈਂਕਾ (the consonant ਟ [tainka]) and you can see that (ਟਿ) is valid Gurmukhi (in the Gurmukhi...

No problem, I can use a non-English word example. ਟਿਕਾਉਣਾ <= Gurmukhi script टिਕਾਉਣਾ <= "Punjabi" script In this example also, you can see the ਸਿਹਾਰੀ and the ਟੈਂਕਾ in the Gurmukhi script are the Guru Angad Dev Ji standardized Gurmukhi characters we expect to see. The script being referred...

I will use the word ਟਿਊਸ਼ਨ as an example to better explain. ਟਿਊਸ਼ਨ <= Gurmukhi script टिਊਸ਼ਨ <= "Punjabi" script? As you can see from this example, the ਸਿਹਾਰੀ and the ਟੈਂਕਾ in the Gurmukhi script are the Guru Angad Dev Ji standardized Gurmukhi characters we expect to see. The script being...

I am looking for the name of the script. I am not talking about fonts. The people I have spoken with about this are writing with a pen or pencil on a piece of paper. When I ask them what they write in, they say "Punjabi". When I say is that "Gurmukhi", they are very adamant that it is not the...

When some people from Punjab, India say they write in Punjabi and I ask them if they write in Gurmukhi and they say, "no, I write in Punjabi". What exactly are they saying? I ask them if it was the same as Gurmukhi and they said no. They said the spelling is different. When I have seen the...

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate the time you have given to answer my questions.

Naskh concidered inappropriate to Sikhs? I can read and write in Shahmukhi, but I prefer to write in Naskh style, as opposed to Nastiliq style (the usual style for Shahmukhi). Naskh (ਨਸਖ਼/نسخ) Nastaliq (ਨਸਤਾਲੀਕ/نستعليق) The Urdu script you see in this post is displayed in Naskh (if it...

Wrong for Kukas to call their temples Gurdwaras? I have noticed that some of the Kukas (Namdharis), refer to their temples as Gurdwaras. Since they are not mainstream Sikhs and they believe in a "live person Guru" beyond the 11 Gurus, how are they then allowed to call their temples Gurdwaras...

Dalvinder Singh Grewal Ji, do you think Kuka Sikhs should be referred to as Kukas or Namdharis without the addition of the word "Sikh" as they are not part of Sikhism? In other words, if I am talking about Kuka Sikhs in conversation, should I remove the word "Sikh" as Kuka Sikhs are not true...

Gyani Jarnail Singh Ji, good answer.

Is it okay to call Namdhari Sikhs, Kukas? कुका (Devanagari) ਕੁਕਾ (Gurmukhi) كُكا (Shamukhi/Urdu) I heard them (the Kukas) use this word before to refer to themselves. I just want to make sure it is okay for me to use as a guest. Also, can I refer to a Namdhari Sikh place of worship as...

No worries, I will just go with "choti he" because that is what Urdu readers/writers know it as. If I write/type/read a word and recognize the difference, then I will call it as I see it (either gol he or choti he). The reason I wanted the name of that letter is because when I spell words to...

I do hope this post does not create technical problems for anyone, but I need to show everyone the different forms of "hay" (or he or similar) in Arabic extended (meaning the complete character library). ہ ہ* *ہ* *ہ Gol Hay گول ہـے ،‏ ه ه* *ه* *ه Choti Hay چهوٹی هے Now you can see the...

Example Punjabi Sentence: ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅੰਗਰੇਸ਼ੀ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹੋ Can someone tell me the Punjabi grammer rule for the placement of "interrogative words" in Punjabi sentences? Should the "interrogative words" go before (SOV or Subject/Object/Verb) or no? In the the example sentence "ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅੰਗਰੇਸ਼ੀ...

Can you speak English? (Sentence structure) Here are 2 Punjabi sentences. 1) Can you speak English? 1) ਕੀ(Adverb) ਤੁਸੀਂ(Subject) ਅੰਗਰੇਸ਼ੀ(Object) ਬੋਲਦੇ(Verb.1) ਹੋ(Verb.2)(This sentence makes sense to me.) 2) How are you? 2) ਤੁਹਾਡਾ(Adjective) ਕੀ(Adverb) ਹਾਲ(Subject) ਹੈ(Verb) (In this sentence...