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Urdu (/ ˈ ʊər d uː /; اردو, ⓘ; ALA-LC: Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where it is also an official language alongside English.
Urdu (official language) The proportion of people with Urdu as their mother tongue in each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan Census. Urdu (اردو) is the national language (قومی زبان) and lingua franca of Pakistan.
Urdu-speaking people. ^a The figure for Pakistan includes only first language Urdu-speakers, known as Muhajirs, and not other ethnic groups of Pakistan who may fluently speak Urdu as a first or second language, numbering up to an additional 94 million.
The Urdu Wikipedia (Urdu: اردو ویکیپیڈیا), started in January 2004, is the Standard Urdu-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia.
Persian was displaced by Urdu during colonial rule in India, though it remains in use in its native Iran (as Farsi), Afghanistan (as Dari) and Tajikistan (as Tajik). Urdu is currently the official language and lingua franca of Pakistan, and an officially recognized language in the republic of India.
The Urdu alphabet (Urdu: اردو حروفِ تہجی, romanized: urdū ḥurūf-i tahajjī) is the right-to-left alphabet used for writing Urdu. It is a modification of the Persian alphabet , which itself is derived from the Arabic script .
Adab (Hindustani: آداب , आदाब ), from the Arabic word Aadaab (آداب), meaning respect and politeness, is a hand gesture used in the Indian subcontinent, by the Urdu-speaking while greeting. It involves raising the right hand in front of the eyes with palm inwards, while the upper torso is bent forward.
Eid Mubarak. Eid Mubarak ( Arabic: عِيد مُبَارَك ʿīd mubārak) is an Arabic phrase that means "Blessed feast/festival". [1] The term is used by Muslims all over the world as a greeting to celebrate Eid al-Fitr (which marks the end of Ramadan) and Eid al-Adha (which is in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah ). [2] [3] This exchange of ...
Urdu poetry ( Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى Urdū šāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India and Pakistan.
Urdu Approxi. English equivalent; Initial Final Final Medial Initial ə: अ ा: a ـہ ـا ـ َـ اَ about aː: आ: ā ـا: آ: far ɪ: इ ि: i ـی ـ ِـ اِ still iː: ई ी: ī ِـیـ اِیـ: fee: ʊ: उ ु: u ـو ـ ُـ اُ book uː: ऊ ू: ū ُـو: اُو: moon eː: ए े: ē ے ـیـ ایـ mate ...