Definition of urdu Urdu

/ɚduˈ/ - [erdu] - Ur•du

We found 6 definitions of urdu from 6 different sources.

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What does urdu mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

urdu - 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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  • urdu (Adjective)
    Of or relating to the Urdu language.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • urdu (n.)
    The language more generally called Hindustanee.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • urdu
    An Indic language spoken mainly in India and Pakistan.

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  • Urdu is the name of one of the languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent. It is mainly spoken in the Republic of India and Pakistan. It is an official language of Pakistan and Occupied Kashmir (Maqbuza Kashmir). It is spoken in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. About 104 million people speak the Urdu language.

    Word Urdu is a Turkish word meaning Lashkar or Army. Since this language had been used by the Army in Mughal Era it had been given the name Urdu.So wherever the Mughal Army moved it has adopted the different words from languages of different regions.Mainly, words used in Urdu are from Arabic, Persian and Sansikrat language.

Part of speech

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  • urdu, noun, singular of urdus.

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Sign Language

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