Letter 22 of 35
Tta-Row (dental) · Voiceless Aspiratedਥ — Thatha
Aspirated dental 't' — soft 't' with a puff of breath.
Why it matters: ਥ is ਤ with a puff — soft tongue, breath behind it.
Example Word
ਥੈਲਾ
Thaila
Bag
ਥ with each vowel mark
ਥ
mukta
"tha"
ਥਾ
kanna
"thaa"
ਥਿ
sihari
"thi"
ਥੀ
bihari
"thee"
ਥੁ
aunkar
"thu"
ਥੂ
dulainkar
"thoo"
ਥੇ
lanv
"thay"
ਥੈ
dulanvan
"thai"
ਥੋ
horha
"tho"
ਥੌ
kanaurha
"thau"
Each vowel mark changes how ਥ sounds. The mark stays the same across every consonant.
Other letters in the Tta-Row (dental)
Trace ਥ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਥ (Thatha) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਥ (Thatha) is the twenty-second letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet — the aspirated, dental Th.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Pick up a bag (ਥੈਲਾ) and say “ਥ … ਥੈਲਾ”. This is the same Th sound you hear when an English speaker stage-whispers — sharp but soft. Other ਥ words: ਥਾਲੀ (thaali — plate), ਥੰਮ੍ਹ (thammh — pillar).
Practice ਥ (Thatha)
📖 Read about Thatha in context
See ਥ alongside the rest of the Tta-Row (dental) in the free alphabet teaching guide. Open the guide →
Practise Thatha on the go
Six interactive Gurmukhi games — tracing, recognition, memory match — free, offline, no ads.