Ur·du ( r d , ûr-)n. 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. [Urdu urd  , short for zab n-i urd : Persian zabn, language, tongue + Persian - , of the + Persian urd, camp, court (from Old Turkic ordu, residence, court).]Ur du adj. |
Urdu [ˈʊəduː ˈɜː-]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) an official language of Pakistan, also spoken in India. The script derives primarily from Persia. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family of languages, being closely related to Hindi but containing many Arabic and Persian loan words
[from Hindustani (zabāni) urdū (language of the) camp, from Persian urdū camp, from Turkish ordū]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Urdu - the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script Sanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes |
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|