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Urdu
[ oor-doo, ur-; oor-doo, ur- ]
noun
- one of the official languages of Pakistan, a language derived from Hindustani, used by Muslims, and written with Persian-Arabic letters.
Urdu
/ ˈɜː-; ˈʊəduː /
noun
- 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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of Urdu1
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Example Sentences
National 5s, mainly taken by S4 pupils aged 15 or 16, are offered in more than 50 subjects from accounting to Urdu.
However, the retired Pakistan army major insists that Bangladesh should also address the issue of attacks by Bengalis on Urdu speakers during the struggle for independence.
We spoke Urdu, we ate our own culture's food, and then I'd go to school.
"We reached the station with great difficulty," he told BBC Urdu, "because we were tired and there were children and women with us."
When Ali awoke from a coma, she could no longer speak English, only her first language, Urdu.
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