In Urdu are vowels written if they are at the start/end of a word?

Answer 1

vowels are a bit tricky because they are usually not written as separate letters, especially short vowels. Instead, diacritical marks (zabar, zer, pesh) are used—but often omitted in everyday writing, which is why learners must rely heavily on context.

Answer 2

Vowels can appear at the beginning of words; they are generally not marked at the end, as the pronunciation is understood from context and grammar.

Answer 3

Sometimes they are but mostly understood. The tricky ones is for urdu word iss, meaning this, usually the zaer or the diacritic is not written. But for uss, meaning that, the pesh is written especially in text books. The ending vowels are mostly written and pronounced.