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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As Sana’s family prepared for her funeral, disturbing comments started popping up on her TikTok and Instagram posts, most in Urdu, celebrating her killing.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
For those not speaking English or Spanish, Graves said there are interpretation services for 150 languages including Polish, Korean, Hindi, Russian, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Urdu and Mandarin.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
While most of her songs are in Urdu, Aftab offered neither summaries nor subtitles.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Scenes shift naturally between Catalan, Spanish, Urdu, Arabic and English.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
For those not speaking English or Spanish, Graves said there are interpretation services for 150 languages including Polish, Korean, Hindi, Russian, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Urdu and Mandarin.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
While most of her songs are in Urdu, Aftab offered neither summaries nor subtitles.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Scenes shift naturally between Catalan, Spanish, Urdu, Arabic and English.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Urdu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Urdu. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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