Shahmukhi alphabet
（重定向自Shahmukhi）
![Top left: International Phonetic Alphabet, dash, top right: Gurmukhi, bottom: Shahmukhi.](/Images/godic/202502/10/Shahmukhi12526.JPG")
Shahmukhi (Punjabi:شاہ مکھی, Gurmukhi: ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ, meaning literally "from the King's mouth") is a Perso-Arabic alphabet used by Muslims in Punjab to write the Punjabi language. It is generally written in Nastaʿlīq hand. Perso-Arabic is one of two scripts used for Punjabi, the other being Gurumukhi.