उर्दू-ए-मुअल्ला

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊɾ.d̪uː.eː.mʊ.əl.lɑː/, [ʊɾ.d̪uː.eː.mʊ.ɐl.läː]
Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ordu-e mo'allā, “royal camp”). Equivalent of اردوئے (urdū-e, “relating to camps”) +‎ معلی (mu’allá, “exalted”).

Noun

उर्दू-ए-मुअल्ला • (urdū-e mu’allá) f (Urdu spelling اُرْدُوْئے مُعَلّیٰ)

exalted camp, royal camp

Etymology 2

Shortening of زبان اردوئے معلی (zubān-e urdū-e mu’allá, “language of the exalted camp”).

Proper noun

उर्दू-ए-मुअल्ला • (urdū-e mu’allá) f (Urdu spelling اُرْدُوْئے مُعَلّیٰ)

(historical) the Urdu language
Synonyms: हिंदवी (hindvī), हिंदी (hindī), दह्लवी (dahlavī), लाहोरी (lāhorī), हिंदोस्तानी (hindostānī), रेख़्ता (rextā), दक्कनी (dakkanī)

Derived terms

उर्दू (urdū)

References

“उर्दू-ए-मुअल्ला”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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