Shahmukhi

S1H4A1H4M3U1K5H4I1

proper noun

A variant of the Urdu script, based on the Nastaliq style of the Persian script and adopted to write the Punjabi language in the Punjab region of Pakistan.

OriginPunjabi شاہ مُکھی →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A variant of the Urdu script, based on the Nastaliq style of the Persian script and adopted to write the Punjabi language in the Punjab region of Pakistan.

Origin

  1. Punjabiشاہ مُکھی
  2. EnglishShahmukhi

From Punjabi شاہ مُکھی (śāh mukhī) / ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ (śāhmukhī, “from the Shah's Mouth”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 沙木基字母
  • 沙木基字母 (Shāmùjī zìmǔ)Shahmukhi script
Hindi शाहमुखी
  • शाहमुखी (śāhmukhī)Shahmukhi script
Japanese シャームキー文字
  • シャームキー文字 (shāmukī moji)Shahmukhi script
Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ, شاہ مُکھی
  • ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ (śāhmukhī)Shahmukhi script
  • شاہ مُکھی (śāh mukhī)Shahmukhi script
Russian шахму́кхи, шахмукхи́
  • шахму́кхи (šaxmúkxi)Shahmukhi script
  • шахмукхи́ (šaxmukxí)Shahmukhi script
Urdu شاہ مُکھی
  • شاہ مُکھی (śāh mukhī)Shahmukhi script
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Shahmukhi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shahmukhi

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“Shahmukhi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shahmukhi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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