Urdu Definition

o͝ordo͝o, ûr-
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.
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pronoun

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

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adjective
Of or relating to the Urdu language.
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Origin of Urdu

  • Urdu urdū short for zabān-i urdū Persian zabān language, tongue Persian of the Persian urdū camp, court (from Old Turkic ordu residence, court)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Persian اردو (ordu), from Turkic *ordu (“army, camp") (> Azeri ordu, Turkish ordu, Turkmen oorda). Compare horde.

    From Wiktionary

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