Definitions for urdu
ˈʊər du, ˈɜr-ur·du

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Urdunoun

   the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script

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1. Urduadjective

   Of or relating to the Urdu language.

2. Urdunoun

   An Indo-Iranian language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India.

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1. Urdu

   Urdu (; اُردُو, ALA-LC: Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia.It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where it is also an official language alongside English. In India, Urdu is an Eighth Schedule language whose status and cultural heritage is recognized by the Constitution of India; it also has an official status in several Indian states. In Nepal, Urdu is a registered regional dialect.Urdu has been described as a Persianised register of the Hindustani language; Urdu and Hindi share a common Sanskrit- and Prakrit-derived vocabulary base, phonology, syntax, and grammar, making them mutually intelligible during colloquial communication. While formal Urdu draws literary, political, and technical vocabulary from Persian, formal Hindi draws these aspects from Sanskrit; consequently, the two languages' mutual intelligibility effectively decreases as the factor of formality increases. In 1837, Urdu became an official language of the British East India Company, replacing Persian across northern India during Company rule; Persian had until this point served as the court language of various Indo-Islamic empires. Religious, social, and political factors arose during the European colonial period that advocated a distinction between Urdu and Hindi, leading to the Hindi–Urdu controversy.Urdu became a literary language in the 18th century and two similar standard forms came into existence in Delhi and Lucknow. Since the partition of India in 1947, a third standard has arisen in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Deccani, an older form used in Deccan, became a court language of the Deccan sultanates by the 16th century.According to 2022 estimates by Ethnologue, Urdu is the 10th-most widely spoken language in the world, with 230 million total speakers, including those who speak it as a second language.

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1. urdu

   Urdu is a language that originated in the Indian subcontinent, now spoken primarily in Pakistan and India. It belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European family of languages and is written in a Persian-Arabic script. It is rich in literature, including poetry, prose and drama, and is noted for its fusion of South Asian and Middle Eastern influences. Urdu is the official language of Pakistan and is also recognized as one of the 22 constitutionally approved languages of India.

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1. Urdunoun

   the language more generally called Hindustanee

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1. Urdú

   ōōr′dōō, n. Hindustani, a peculiar and important form of Hindi—now a kind of lingua franca for the whole of India.

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1. URDU

   What does URDU stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the URDU acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of urdu in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of urdu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of urdu in a Sentence

1. Mirza ghalib:

   Sufi/Sant Poetry resource in Urdu, Hindi & Roman scripts. Daily updated , Sufi kavya, Ghazals, Persian kalam, Persian Sufi poetry, Raga based poetry, Rubai, Khaliq baari, Qissa poetry, and more Sufi/Sant Books, Audio and Videos.

2. Omar Hamid:

   Twelve months ago, a majority of social media sites in Urdu or Pashto had around 70 percent (of content) related to South Asian jihadi groups, it changed to about 95 percent IS content by September last year.

3. President Obama:

   In Pakistan, where Warren Weinstein was working before Warren Weinstein was abducted, Warren Weinstein loved and respected the Pakistani people and their culture, warren Weinstein learned to speak Urdu and did everything Warren Weinstein could to show Warren Weinstein utmost and profound respect for the region.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=urdu
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Urdu
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urdu
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=urdu