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Urdu (o̵or′do̵̅o̅)

noun

an Indo-Aryan language of Pakistan and N India, having the same basic grammar as Hindi but containing many words derived from Persian and Arabic: it is written in Arabic characters and is the official language of Pakistan

Etymology: Hindi urdū, short for zabān-i-urdū, language of the camp < Pers urdu, camp < Turk ordū: see horde

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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