urdu

See also: Urdu, urdú, urðu, and úrdú

Akkadian

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈur.du/

Noun

urdu m

1. Alternative form of wardum

Finnish

Etymology

From Urdu اُرْدُو (urdū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈurdu/, [ˈurdu]
• Rhymes: -urdu
• Syllabification^(key): ur‧du

Noun

urdu

1. Urdu (one of the official languages of Pakistan)

Declension

Inflection of urdu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		urdu	—
genitive		urdun	—
partitive		urdua	—
illative		urduun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		urdu	—
accusative	nom.	urdu	—
	gen.	urdun
genitive		urdun	—
partitive		urdua	—
inessive		urdussa	—
elative		urdusta	—
illative		urduun	—
adessive		urdulla	—
ablative		urdulta	—
allative		urdulle	—
essive		urduna	—
translative		urduksi	—
abessive		urdutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of urdu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative urduni — accusative nom. urduni — gen. urduni genitive urduni — partitive urduani — inessive urdussani — elative urdustani — illative urduuni — adessive urdullani — ablative urdultani — allative urdulleni — essive urdunani — translative urdukseni — abessive urduttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative urdusi — accusative nom. urdusi — gen. urdusi genitive urdusi — partitive urduasi — inessive urdussasi — elative urdustasi — illative urduusi — adessive urdullasi — ablative urdultasi — allative urdullesi — essive urdunasi — translative urduksesi — abessive urduttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative urdumme — accusative nom. urdumme — gen. urdumme genitive urdumme — partitive urduamme — inessive urdussamme — elative urdustamme — illative urduumme — adessive urdullamme — ablative urdultamme — allative urdullemme — essive urdunamme — translative urduksemme — abessive urduttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative urdunne — accusative nom. urdunne — gen. urdunne genitive urdunne — partitive urduanne — inessive urdussanne — elative urdustanne — illative urduunne — adessive urdullanne — ablative urdultanne — allative urdullenne — essive urdunanne — translative urduksenne — abessive urduttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative urdunsa — accusative nom. urdunsa — gen. urdunsa genitive urdunsa — partitive urduaan urduansa — inessive urdussaan urdussansa — elative urdustaan urdustansa — illative urduunsa — adessive urdullaan urdullansa — ablative urdultaan urdultansa — allative urdulleen urdullensa — essive urdunaan urdunansa — translative urdukseen urduksensa — abessive urduttaan urduttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• urdun kieli

Further reading

• “urdu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uʁ.du/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

urdu m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of ourdou

Adjective

urdu (plural urdus)

1. Alternative spelling of ourdou

Italian

Adjective

urdu (invariable)

1. Urdu

Noun

urdu m (uncountable)

1. Urdu

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

urdu m (definite singular urduen, uncountable)

1. Urdu (the language)

Usage notes

The word urdisk is also sometimes used.

References

• “urdu” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

urdu m (definite singular urduen, uncountable)

1. Urdu (the language)

References

• “urdu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Urdu, from Persian اردو (ordu), from Proto-Turkic *ordu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈur.du/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -urdu
• Syllabification: ur‧du

Noun

urdu n (indeclinable)

1. Urdu (language)

Further reading

• urdu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uʁˈdu/ [uɦˈdu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uʁˈdu/ [uɦˈdu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /uɾˈdu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /uʁˈdu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /uɻˈdu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /uɾˈdu/ [uɾˈðu]

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: ur‧du

Noun

urdu m (plural urdus)

1. Urdu (an Indo-Iranian language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and India)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Urdu.

Noun

urdu n (uncountable)

1. Urdu

Declension

declension of urdu (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) urdu	urdul
genitive/dative	(unui) urdu	urdului
vocative	urdule

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûrdu/
• Hyphenation: u‧rdu

Adjective

ȕrdu (Cyrillic spelling у̏рду)

1. Urdu

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Proper noun

ȕrdu m (Cyrillic spelling у̏рду)

1. Urdu (language)

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• urdú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɾdu/ [ˈuɾ.ð̞u]
• Rhymes: -uɾdu
• Syllabification: ur‧du

Noun

urdu m (uncountable)

1. Urdu (language)

Further reading

• “urdu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28