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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.
The Urdu Wikipedia (Urdu: اردو ویکیپیڈیا), started in January 2004, is the Standard Urdu-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia. [1] [2] As of 30 May 2024, it has 206,488 articles , 180,072 registered users and 14,384 files, and it is the 54th largest edition of Wikipedia by article count, and ranks 20th ...
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 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 .
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.
Pakistan Zindabad. Pakistan Zindabad ( Urdu: پاکِستان زِندہباد, transl. "Long Live Pakistan ") is a patriotic slogan used by Pakistanis in displays of Pakistani nationalism. [1] [2] The phrase became popular among the Muslims of British India after the 1933 publication of the "Pakistan Declaration" by Choudhry Rahmat Ali, who ...
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.
Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and written forms, and may also be conveyed through sign languages. Human language is characterized by its cultural and historical diversity, with significant variations observed ...
In standard Urdu, ہی "hī" would be used. For example: "Biryāni'ič lāraun mēn" "بریانی اِچ لا رَؤں میں". In standard Urdu this would be "Biryāni hī lā rahā hūn main" "بریانی ہی لا رہا ہوں میں". The Urdu word ہے "hai" (be) is often dropped.