Letter 20 of 35
ਣ — Nahna
A retroflex 'n' — tongue curled back. Rarely starts words.
Trace ਣ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਣ (Nahna) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਣ (Nahna) is the twentieth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet and closes the retroflex row. Like ਙ and ਞ, it almost never starts words — its job is to live inside other words as a soft, curled n sound.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Don’t worry about words for ਣ — just learning to recognize its shape and tell it apart from the regular ਨ (Nanna) is enough for now. They’re easy to mix up because they sound similar; the visual difference is the small loop at the bottom.
Practice ਣ (Nahna)
Take Nahna practice with you
The free Maastarji Games Hub app turns daily car rides, quiet time, and bedtime wind-downs into Gurmukhi practice. Six interactive games — stroke-by-stroke tracing, letter recognition, memory match, and more — all in one app.
- Stroke-by-stroke tracing for all 41 Gurmukhi letters
- Six learning games: Letter Snap, Memory Match, Letter Race & more
- Works offline — perfect for travel and screen-time without Wi-Fi
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