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URDU Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

[oor-doo, ur-, oor-doo, ur-]

noun

  1. one of the official languages of Pakistan, a language derived from Hindustani, used by Muslims, and written with Persian-Arabic letters.

/ ˈɜː-, ˈʊəduː /

noun

  1. an official language of Pakistan, also spoken in India. The script derives primarily from Persia. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family of languages, being closely related to Hindi but containing many Arabic and Persian loan words

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Urdu1

< Urdu, Hindi

urdū,

extracted from Persian

zabān i urdū

literally, language of the camp (ultimately < Turkic;

horde

)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Urdu1

C18: from Hindustani ( zabāni ) urdū (language of the) camp, from Persian urdū camp, from Turkish ordū

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Example Sentences

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He has posted one campaign video entirely in Urdu and mixed in Bollywood film clips.

He's posted one campaign video entirely in Urdu and mixed in Bollywood film clips.

Mushtaq grew up in a small town in the southern state of Karnataka in a Muslim neighbourhood and like most girls around her, studied the Quran in the Urdu language at school.

"You never know what will happen next. No one wants to sleep facing the Line of Control tonight," an employee of a hotel in Pakistan-administered Kashmir told BBC Urdu during the recent hostilities.

National 5s, mainly taken by S4 pupils aged 15 or 16, are offered in more than 50 subjects from accounting to Urdu.

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What does

Urdu

mean?

Urdu is the official language of Pakistan. It is derived from the older Hindustani language, and the written form uses Persian-Arabic letters.The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a south Asian country with Afghanistan to its north and India to its south. Urdu is a member of the Indic family of languages, which includes other languages spoken by culture groups in Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka.Urdu is recognized by Pakistan as the official language and it is the fifth most common language spoken in the country.


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