Urdun.adj.

Brit.

/ˈʊəduː/,

/ˈəːduː/, U.S.

/ˈʊrdu/,

/ˈərdu/

Forms: 1700s–1800s Oordoo, 1800s Oordu, 1800s– Urdoo (now rare and nonstandard), 1800s– Urdu.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu urdū, Persian urdū.

Etymology: < (i) Urdu urdū (short for urdū-zabān , lit. ‘language of the camp’), specific use of urdū camp, originally the camp of the ruler (also used specifically to denote Delhi), and its etymon (ii) Persian urdū camp ( < Chaghatai ordu camp of the ruler: see horde n. and compare ordu n.), subsequently also used to denote the Urdu language.

A. n.

An Indo-Aryan language of northern South Asia (now esp. Pakistan), closely related to Hindi but written in a modified form of the Arabic script and having many loanwords from Persian and Arabic.The official national language of Pakistan since Indian Partition in 1947.On the relationship between Hindi and Urdu, see note at Hindi–Urdu n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > central languages > Urdu

Moors1767

Mussulmans1767

Urdu1796

1796 J. B. Gilchrist Gram. Hindoostanee Lang. 261 The Rekhtu,..that mixed Dialect, also called Oordoo..or the polished language of the Court.

1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 6 Sept. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. xii. 281 The boys read Oordoo, Persian, and English before me extremely well.

1961 P. Tandon Punjabi Cent., 1857–1947 (1968) x. 169 In chaste, well chosen Urdu,..he went on impassively to analyse the evidence, deliver the judgement and to sentence him to death.

2007 M. Hamid Reluctant Fundamentalist iii. 39 Although we were speaking in Urdu, Wainwright seemed to understand.

B. adj.

Designating the language Urdu (sense A.); of or relating to this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > central Indian

Moorish1763

Hindu1768

Hindui1785

Hindustani1786

Hindi1791

Urdu1830

Pahari1837

Gujarati1927

1830 Trans. Royal Asiatic Soc. 2 532 The two first are Hindi names expressive of their characters; the third is a Mahomedan, or Urdu appellation.

1845 J. T. Thompson (title) An English and Oordoo, and Oordoo and English Dictionary.

1881 Calcutta Rev. 73 192 A brief account of only the noted Urdú poets, would make a book of more than 3,000 pages.

1947 Harijan 26 Oct. 383/1 Equality of treatment demanded respect for the urdu script.

2018 M. Khan I am Thunder xxviii. 170 She was listening to an Urdu programme on the radio.

Compounds

With participles or nouns, forming compounds in which Urdu (sense A.) expresses the object of the underlying verb.

Urdu speaker n.

ΚΠ

1866 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal (1867) 35: Pt. i iii. 180 As a rule, these Urdu speakers are, in matters of general information, the most ignorant class in the community.

2009 A. Taseer Stranger to Hist. 89 A new chant rang through the crowd, and to me, an Urdu speaker, many of the words were familiar.

Urdu-speaking adj.

ΚΠ

1841 Foreign Missionary Chron. Apr. 123/2 Our press is situated in the midst of the Hindi and Urdu speaking people.

2010 S. Ahmad Rock & Roll Jihad ii. 16 My mother, Shahine, is an Urdu-speaking Pashtun, while my father, Ejaz, grew up speaking Punjabi.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	urdu
释义	Urdun.adj. Brit. /ˈʊəduː/, /ˈəːduː/, U.S. /ˈʊrdu/, /ˈərdu/ Forms: 1700s–1800s Oordoo, 1800s Oordu, 1800s– Urdoo (now rare and nonstandard), 1800s– Urdu. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu urdū, Persian urdū. Etymology: < (i) Urdu urdū (short for urdū-zabān , lit. ‘language of the camp’), specific use of urdū camp, originally the camp of the ruler (also used specifically to denote Delhi), and its etymon (ii) Persian urdū camp ( < Chaghatai ordu camp of the ruler: see horde n. and compare ordu n.), subsequently also used to denote the Urdu language. A. n. An Indo-Aryan language of northern South Asia (now esp. Pakistan), closely related to Hindi but written in a modified form of the Arabic script and having many loanwords from Persian and Arabic.The official national language of Pakistan since Indian Partition in 1947.On the relationship between Hindi and Urdu, see note at Hindi–Urdu n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > central languages > Urdu Moors1767 Mussulmans1767 Urdu1796 1796 J. B. Gilchrist Gram. Hindoostanee Lang. 261 The Rekhtu,..that mixed Dialect, also called Oordoo..or the polished language of the Court. 1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 6 Sept. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. xii. 281 The boys read Oordoo, Persian, and English before me extremely well. 1961 P. Tandon Punjabi Cent., 1857–1947 (1968) x. 169 In chaste, well chosen Urdu,..he went on impassively to analyse the evidence, deliver the judgement and to sentence him to death. 2007 M. Hamid Reluctant Fundamentalist iii. 39 Although we were speaking in Urdu, Wainwright seemed to understand. B. adj. Designating the language Urdu (sense A.); of or relating to this. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indic > central Indian Moorish1763 Hindu1768 Hindui1785 Hindustani1786 Hindi1791 Urdu1830 Pahari1837 Gujarati1927 1830 Trans. Royal Asiatic Soc. 2 532 The two first are Hindi names expressive of their characters; the third is a Mahomedan, or Urdu appellation. 1845 J. T. Thompson (title) An English and Oordoo, and Oordoo and English Dictionary. 1881 Calcutta Rev. 73 192 A brief account of only the noted Urdú poets, would make a book of more than 3,000 pages. 1947 Harijan 26 Oct. 383/1 Equality of treatment demanded respect for the urdu script. 2018 M. Khan I am Thunder xxviii. 170 She was listening to an Urdu programme on the radio. Compounds With participles or nouns, forming compounds in which Urdu (sense A.) expresses the object of the underlying verb. Urdu speaker n. ΚΠ 1866 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal (1867) 35: Pt. i iii. 180 As a rule, these Urdu speakers are, in matters of general information, the most ignorant class in the community. 2009 A. Taseer Stranger to Hist. 89 A new chant rang through the crowd, and to me, an Urdu speaker, many of the words were familiar. Urdu-speaking adj. ΚΠ 1841 Foreign Missionary Chron. Apr. 123/2 Our press is situated in the midst of the Hindi and Urdu speaking people. 2010 S. Ahmad Rock & Roll Jihad ii. 16 My mother, Shahine, is an Urdu-speaking Pashtun, while my father, Ejaz, grew up speaking Punjabi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1796
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