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  2. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Urdu ( / ˈʊərduː /; اردو, [ʊɾduː] ⓘ; ALA-LC: Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. [10] [11] It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where it is also an official language alongside English. [12]

  3. Hyderabadi Urdu - Wikipedia

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    ISO 639-3. –. Glottolog. dakh1244. Hyderabadi ( Urdu: حیدرآبادی اردو) is a variety of Dakhini Urdu, spoken in areas of the former Hyderabad State, corresponding to the Indian state of Telangana, the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka . It is natively spoken by the Hyderabadi Muslims and ...

  4. Pakistan Zindabad - Wikipedia

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    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 argued that the ...

  5. Persian and Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Persian and Urdu are distinct languages. Persian is classified as an Iranian language, whereas Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language. They fall under the larger grouping of the Indo-Iranian languages, and hence share some linguistic features due to common descent . However, the majority of influence from Persian is direct, through a process often ...

  6. Pakistani English - Wikipedia

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    Also, like Indian English, Pakistani English has preserved many phrases that are now considered antiquated in Britain. [failed verification] Use in Pakistan. Urdu and English are Pakistan's official languages. Many street signs, shop signs, business contracts and other activities use English.

  7. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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    Google Translate is a web-based free-to-user translation service developed by Google in April 2006. [11] It translates multiple forms of texts and media such as words, phrases and webpages. Originally, Google Translate was released as a statistical machine translation service. [11] The input text had to be translated into English first before ...

  8. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja. from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra. from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala. from Urdu, to refer to Indian flavoured spices.

  9. Islamic honorifics - Wikipedia

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    Islam uses a number of conventionally complimentary phrases wishing-well or praising religiously-esteemed figures including God ( Allah ), Muhammad (Messenger of God), Muhammad's companions ( sahaba ), family ( Ahl al-Bayt ), other Islamic prophets and messengers, angels, and revered persons. In Twelver Shi'ism, honorifics are used with the ...