Urdu meaning
An Indic language that is the official literary language of Pakistan, essentially identical to Hindi in its spoken form but in its literary form heavily influenced by Persian and Arabic and written in an Arabic alphabet.
noun
Of or relating to the Urdu language.
adjective
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.
noun
Urdu is the official written language of Pakistan.
An example of Urdu is the word "adaab" written in Arabic characters.
noun
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Origin of urdu
- Urdu urdū short for zabān-i urdū Persian zabān language, tongue Persian -ī of the Persian urdū camp, court (from Old Turkic ordu residence, court)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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