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Urdu

/ˈʊəduː/noun

उच्चारण उअर्डू

उर्दू (भाषा)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

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    a language spoken in Pakistan and in parts of India, closely related to Hindi but written in a script based on Persian and Arabic

    उर्दू (भाषा)

    • Ghalib wrote some of the finest poetry in Urdu.
    • Urdu is written from right to left.
adjective
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    connected with the Urdu language

    उर्दू (भाषा) का

    • Urdu poetry
    • an Urdu newspaper
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General knowledge

Urdu is the national language of Pakistan and one of the twenty-two languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

Urdu पाकिस्तान की राष्ट्रभाषा है और भारतीय संविधान की आठवीं अनुसूची (Eighth Schedule) में दर्ज बाईस भाषाओं में से एक है।