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Product Identifiers

PublisherHippocrene Books, Incorporated

ISBN-100781813409

ISBN-139780781813402

eBay Product ID (ePID)240275632

Product Key Features

Number of Pages656 Pages

Publication NameUrdu-English/English-Urdu Practical Dictionary

LanguageEnglish

SubjectDictionaries, Multi-Language Dictionaries, Indic Languages

Publication Year2016

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorDaniel Krasa

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Reference

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length6.5 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-296257

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal491.439321

SynopsisUrdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan and one of the official languages ofIndia. It is the first language of about 70 million people and is spoken byover 230 million people worldwide. Urdu is a part of the Hindustani language family,and is mutually intelligible with Hindi. Using the Nasta'liq style of thePersian alphabet, Urdu is traditionally associated with the Muslim populationof the region, while Hindi (using the Devanagari script) is connected with theHindu community. Visitors to Islamic holy cities, such as Mecca, will find signage in Arabic, Urdu, andEnglish. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, thisdictionary includes: 20,000 dictionary entries, complete with Urdu script and transliteration Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers Easy-to-use alphabet and pronunciation sections, Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan and six Indian states, with about 70 million native speakers. Urdu is a part of the Hindustani language family, and is mutually intelligible with Hindi. Using the Nasta'liq style of the Persian alphabet, Urdu is traditionally associated with the Muslim population of the region, while Hindi (using the Devangari script) is connected with the Hindu community. This is the only mid-size, practical Urdu-English dictionary that includes both Urdu s genuine Nasta liq script and phonetic transcriptions to help learners pronounce words correctly. It includes more than 13,000 entries for Urdu and more than 9,000 entries for English, covering the vocabulary that one encounters most frequently in contact with Urdu speakers in everyday life as well as in modern literature and the media. This dictionary is for both non-Urdu speakers who are learning the language, and for Urdu readers who wish to find an accurate translation or pronunciation for a specific word.

LC Classification NumberPK1976