Urdu
Urdu definition
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
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