Letter 24 of 35
Tta-Row (dental) · Voiced Aspiratedਧ — Dhadha
Aspirated, voiced dental 'd' — soft 'd' with a puff of breath.
Why it matters: ਧ is ਦ with a puff — soft tongue, buzz, AND breath.
Example Word
ਧਾਗਾ
Dhaga
Thread
ਧ with each vowel mark
ਧ
mukta
"dha"
ਧਾ
kanna
"dhaa"
ਧਿ
sihari
"dhi"
ਧੀ
bihari
"dhee"
ਧੁ
aunkar
"dhu"
ਧੂ
dulainkar
"dhoo"
ਧੇ
lanv
"dhay"
ਧੈ
dulanvan
"dhai"
ਧੋ
horha
"dho"
ਧੌ
kanaurha
"dhau"
Each vowel mark changes how ਧ sounds. The mark stays the same across every consonant.
Other letters in the Tta-Row (dental)
Trace ਧ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਧ (Dhadha) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਧ (Dhadha) is the twenty-fourth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet — aspirated, voiced, and dental.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Hold up a piece of thread (ਧਾਗਾ) and say “ਧ … ਧਾਗਾ”, showing how it stretches. The Dh in Punjabi is one continuous breathy sound, not two syllables. Other ਧ words: ਧਰਤੀ (dharti — earth), ਧੁੱਪ (dhupp — sunshine), ਧਨੁਸ਼ (dhanush — bow).
Practice ਧ (Dhadha)
📖 Read about Dhadha in context
See ਧ alongside the rest of the Tta-Row (dental) in the free alphabet teaching guide. Open the guide →
Practise Dhadha on the go
Six interactive Gurmukhi games — tracing, recognition, memory match — free, offline, no ads.