Urdu
noun
Ur·du
ˈu̇r-(ˌ)dü 
ˈər-
ˈər-
: an Indo-Aryan language that has the same colloquial basis as standard Hindi, is an official language of Pakistan, and is widely used by Muslims in urban areas of India
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Scenes shift naturally between Catalan, Spanish, Urdu, Arabic and English.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Lastly, support now comes in 10 new system languages such as Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
But per People, when on the stand speaking through an Urdu translator, Sarwar does not repeat that assessment.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
The sole witness to the altercation was the car’s driver, who testified at the trial through an Urdu language translator.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Lastly, support now comes in 10 new system languages such as Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
But per People, when on the stand speaking through an Urdu translator, Sarwar does not repeat that assessment.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
The sole witness to the altercation was the car’s driver, who testified at the trial through an Urdu language translator.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Urdu
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“Urdu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Urdu. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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