Meaning of "urdu" in the Portuguese dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF URDU IN PORTUGUESE

ur · du

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF URDU

Urdu can act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES URDU MEAN IN PORTUGUESE?

Urdu language

Língua urdu

Urdu is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that formed under Persian, Turkish and Arab influence in South Asia during the time of the Sultanate of Delhi and the Mongol Empire. In isolation, Urdu is the 19th most spoken language in the world as a native language, being the national language of Pakistan, and one of the 24 national languages ​​of India. However, Urdu, very similar to Hindi, is often considered - along with Hindi - as being part of the Hindu language continuum, in this case being the second most spoken language in the world. Urdu is written in a modified Arabic alphabet.

O urdu é uma língua indo-europeia da família indo-ariana que se formou sob influência persa, turca e árabe no sul da Ásia durante a época do sultanato de Deli e do Império Mongol. Isoladamente, urdu é o 19º idioma mais falado do mundo como idioma nativo, sendo o idioma nacional do Paquistão, e um dos 24 idiomas nacionais da Índia. Entretanto, o urdu, muito similar ao hindi, muitas vezes é considerado - juntamente com o hindi - como sendo parte do continuum linguístico denominado hindustâni, neste caso sendo o segundo idioma mais falado do mundo. O urdu é escrito em um alfabeto árabe modificado.

TRANSLATION OF URDU

Find out the translation of urdu to 25 languages with our Portuguese multilingual translator.

The translations of urdu from Portuguese to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «urdu» in Portuguese.

• Translator Portuguese - Chinese: 乌尔都语
• Translator Portuguese - Spanish: Urdu
• Translator Portuguese - English: Urdu
• Translator Portuguese - Hindi: उर्दू
• Translator Portuguese - Arabic: الأردية
• Translator Portuguese - Russian: урду
• Portuguese: urdu
• Translator Portuguese - Bengali: উর্দু
• Translator Portuguese - French: ourdou
• Translator Portuguese - Malay: Urdu
• Translator Portuguese - German: Urdu
• Translator Portuguese - Japanese: ウルドゥー語
• Translator Portuguese - Korean: 우르두어
• Translator Portuguese - Javanese: Urdu
• Translator Portuguese - Vietnamese: Tiếng Urdu
• Translator Portuguese - Tamil: உருது
• Translator Portuguese - Marathi: उर्दू
• Translator Portuguese - Turkish: Urduca
• Translator Portuguese - Italian: Urdu
• Translator Portuguese - Polish: urdu
• Translator Portuguese - Ukrainian: урду
• Translator Portuguese - Romanian: urdu
• Translator Portuguese - Greek: Ουρντού
• Translator Portuguese - Afrikaans: Oerdoe
• Translator Portuguese - Swedish: Urdu
• Translator Portuguese - Norwegian: urdu

10 PORTUGUESE BOOKS RELATING TO «URDU»

Discover the use of urdu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to urdu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Portuguese literature.

Urdu Texts and Contexts: The Selected Essays of C.M. Naim

Chiefly on Urdu poetry.

C. M. Naim, 2004

An Anthology of Modern Urdu Poetry: In English Translation, ...

Together, the commentary and the poems in this volume provide an informed introduction to major modern trends in Urdu poetry.

Rafey Habib, 2003

Hindi & Urdu Phrasebook

Featuring extensive vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation sections, this text includes script throughout for both Hindi and Urdu, allows the user to point to words and phrases.

Richard Delacy, 1998

Learn Urdu Alphabet Activity Workbook

Introduces the Urdu alphabet and script to those familiar with English through games, puzzles, and other learning activities.

Dinesh Verma, 2011

Urdu Children's Book Level 2 Reader: Tara Sitara

This book is a level 2 Urdu reader. Level 2 books helps in developing Urdu vocabulary for people who have become familiar with Urdu script and have learnt a few basic words. The book does it by means of interesting short stories.

Archit Verma, 2011

Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology, from 16th to 20th Century

This book is a companion volume to author's earlier book, "Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazal" which contained English translations of 108 ghazals selected from nine major poets.

K. C. Kanda, 1995

Urdu Alphabet Book

This book introduces the basic alphabet of Urdu.

Dinesh Verma, 2011

Urdu: An Essential Grammar

What is Urdu? Urdu is widely spoken not only in South Asia but also in the West. Worldwide, there are nearly 55 million Urdu speakers.1 In Pakistan it is the national language and is used in instruction in most government schools, at the lower ...

Ruth Laila Schmidt, 2005

Learn Urdu Vocabulary Activity Workbook

Intended to increase the vocabulary of learners of Urdu who are familiar with English and the Urdu alphabet.

Dinesh Verma, 2011

Colloquial Urdu: The Complete Course for Beginners

The retroflex consonant is transcribed as the capital T. For more details see the section on the Urdu Writing System and Pronunciation. Urdu has an approximately three-centuries old, well-attested and rich grammatical tradition of its own.

Tej K Bhatia, Ashok Koul, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «URDU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term urdu is used in the context of the following news items.

Ditching Urdu, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif speaks in English at UN …

The court in September ordered the government to take steps for implementation of article 251 of the Constitution to make Urdu the official language. «The Indian Express, Oct 15»

Urdu Poet Munawwar Rana to Meet PM Modi Soon Over Writers …

Lucknow: Urdu poet Munawwar Rana, who has returned his Sahitya Akademi award over growing intolerance in the country, would meet Prime Minister ... «NDTV, Oct 15»

White House launches anti-bullying campaign in Hindi, Punjabi …

... the White House has launched its campaign for National Bullying Prevention Month in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu along with Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese. «Catch News, Oct 15»

Protests at Hyderabad's Urdu University, students demand …

A controversy is brewing in Maulana Azad National Urdu University where students have started a protest demanding that a police complaint lodged against ... «The Indian Express, Oct 15»

Dadri incident: Urdu writer to return award in protest

"After the Dadri lynching, the Urdu writing community has been quite unhappy. Therefore, I decided to return the award. There are some other Urdu writers who ... «Business Standard, Oct 15»

Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu

While many nations are adopting English, Pakistan is going the opposite way, with the Supreme Court ruling for it to be replaced with Urdu as the official ... «BBC News, Sep 15»

US Ambassador launches Urdu websites for US Mission Pakistan

KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard G. Olson announced the launch of US Mission Pakistan's Urdu-languages websites on Tuesday during his visit ... «Geo News, Pakistan, Sep 15»

105-year-old Urdu copy of Ramcharitmanas found

The copy of Shri Ramcharitmanas, printed in Urdu way back in 1910 at Lahore, was found in a pile of torn books three years ago in a scrap market at Hauz Khas ... «The Hindu, Aug 15»

Muslim youth translates Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu

A Muslim youth in Uttar Pradesh has now translated Hindu prayer Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu after noted Urdu poet Anwar Jalalpuri came out with his rendition ... «The Indian Express, Aug 15»

Why Pakistan is changing its official language from English to Urdu

Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan's Minister of Planning, National Reforms, and Development told Time, “Urdu will be a second medium of language and all official business ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»