Pashto alphabets with urdu alphabets

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Here is a comparison of Pashto and Urdu alphabets:

Pashto Alphabet (پښتو الفبا) with Urdu Equivalent (اردو حروف)

| Pashto Letter | Urdu Equivalent | Pronunciation (Romanized) | |---------------|-----------------|---------------------------| | ا | ا | Alif | | ب | ب | Bay | | پ | پ | Pay | | ت | ت | Tay | | ټ | ٹ | Ttay (Retroflex T) | | ث | ث | Say | | ج | ج | Jeem | | چ | چ | Chay | | ځ | - | Dzay (No direct Urdu equivalent) | | څ | - | Tsay (No direct Urdu equivalent) | | ح | ح | Hay | | خ | خ | Khay | | د | د | Dal | | ډ | ڈ | Ddal (Retroflex D) | | ذ | ذ | Zal | | ر | ر | Ray | | ړ | ڑ | Rray (Retroflex R) | | ز | ز | Zay | | ژ | ژ | Zhay | | ږ | - | Gzay (No direct Urdu equivalent) | | س | س | Seen | | ش | ش | Sheen | | ښ | - | Khshay (No direct Urdu equivalent) | | ص | ص | Suad | | ض | ض | Zuad | | ط | ط | Toyn | | ظ | ظ | Zoyn | | ع | ع | Ayn | | غ | غ | Ghayn | | ف | ف | Fay | | ق | ق | Qaaf | | ک | ک | Kaaf | | ګ | گ | Gaaf | | ل | ل | Laam | | م | م | Meem | | ن | ن | Noon | | ڼ | - | Nnun (No direct Urdu equivalent) | | و | و | Wao | | ه | ہ | Hay (Gol Hay) | | ۀ | - | He (No direct Urdu equivalent) | | ي | ی | Yay | | ې | - | E (No direct Urdu equivalent) | | ی | ے | Ye (Bari Ye) | | ۍ | - | Yi (No direct Urdu equivalent) | | ئ | - | Hamza + Y (No direct Urdu equivalent) |

Notes:

  1. Unique Pashto Letters: Pashto has several letters (e.g., ځ, څ, ږ, ښ, ڼ, ې, ۍ) that do not exist in Urdu.
  2. Retroflex Sounds: Pashto uses retroflex letters (ټ, ډ, ړ) similar to Urdu (ٹ, ڈ, ڑ).
  3. Pronunciation: Some letters (e.g., ګ for "Gaaf") are pronounced differently than their Urdu counterparts (گ).

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