# Shahmukhi

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
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