which language is urdu derived from?

well it is the mixture of
Arabic
Farsi
Sindhi
Hindi
 
Mainly derived from persian and sansikrat. Arabic also has its share in the development of Urdu language.

By the way, the word "Urdu" is a Turkish word. :p
 
urdu is a mix of many many languages,some include
arabic,persian,sanskrit,turkish,sindhi,punjabi,etc
and it also contains many originally english words too.
the major ones are arabic and persian, though the composition differs from place to place as well as the people who speak it.eg pakistani urdu contains more arabic persian words whereas indian urdu is more inclined towards hindi and sanskrit etc.
 
Yea...I agree with sis Malaak. If you watch the news...they use loads of hard words. Thats when you know it's the hardcore Urdu! :D Not what we speak in our daily lives.
 
Malaak said:
urdu is a mix of many many languages,some include
arabic,persian,sanskrit,turkish,sindhi,punjabi,etc
and it also contains many originally english words too.
the major ones are arabic and persian, though the composition differs from place to place as well as the people who speak it.eg pakistani urdu contains more arabic persian words whereas indian urdu is more inclined towards hindi and sanskrit etc.
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That's not quite true considering Urdu originated in India (Agra, Delhi :P). In Indian states such as Uttar Pradesh people still speak pure Urdu, and of course, my city, Hyderabad hehe though we tend to have our own dialect (nahin kariye, nakko karo bola na lol). Though near the north eastern areas like Punjab they speak like different dialect I think and I'm sure its the same for Pakistan since I've heard many Pakistanis speak it unless I'm mistaken.

http://www.siasat.com/urdu The newspaper that my gramps and my parents read, though I think they're upgrading their website, I used to read news from it too for quite some time. And you'll notice the very first link is not news itself but it is hadeeth shareef, then city news then state then country n so on hehe
 
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abdullah_001 said:
That's not quite true considering Urdu originated in India (Agra, Delhi :P). In Indian states such as Uttar Pradesh people still speak pure Urdu, and of course, my city, Hyderabad hehe though we tend to have our own dialect (nahin kariye, nakko karo bola na lol). Though near the north eastern areas like Punjab they speak like different dialect I think and I'm sure its the same for Pakistan since I've heard many Pakistanis speak it unless I'm mistaken.
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yup i agree urdu originated in india, and dehlis dialect is the purest. but people have migrated from these places to all over india and pakistan, they took their dialect to various places.
http://www.siasat.com/urdu The newspaper that my gramps and my parents read, though I think they're upgrading their website, I used to read news from it too for quite some time. And you'll notice the very first link is not news itself but it is hadeeth shareef, then city news then state then country n so on hehe
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actually, i meant that generally indian urdu contains more hindi and sanskrit etc, am i wrong? though i think with some of the muslims in india this might not be the case, i did state that, as in the following quote but i didnt put emphasis on that. so mistake on my part, sorry.:)
the composition differs from place to place as well as the people who speak it.eg pakistani urdu contains more arabic persian words whereas indian urdu is more inclined towards hindi and sanskrit etc.
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by people here i was vaguely referring to their religions lol, cuz in some way your choice of words etc depends on it as well..
p.s.btw i still dont quite get where exactly do you disagree lol?
 
Malaak said:
yup i agree urdu originated in india, and dehlis dialect is the purest. but people have migrated from these places to all over india and pakistan, they took their dialect to various places.

actually, i meant that generally indian urdu contains more hindi and sanskrit etc, am i wrong? though i think with some of the muslims in india this might not be the case, i did state that, as in the following quote but i didnt put emphasis on that. so mistake on my part, sorry.:)

by people here i was vaguely referring to their religions lol, cuz in some way your choice of words etc depends on it as well..
p.s.btw i still dont quite get where exactly do you disagree lol?
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Ah, then forgive me sis, I didn't realize what you meant. Urdu has many words taken from sanskrit and hindi to be honest though, both languages are very similar but now it seems like I'm stressing a point that you have already made lol.

But forgive me again sis I misunderstood what you meant, sorry.

You must admit though, Urdu sounds veeeery poetic.

umr-e-daraaz maang kar laaye they chaar din
do arzoo mein kaT gaye do intezaar mein

kitnaa hai bad_naseeb "Zafar" dafn key liye
do gaz zamin bhi na mili kuu-e-yaar mein

What must have been the sate of Bahadur Shah zafar when he wrote this. Two of his sons got executed and their heads were presented to him on a plate by the British army and he was exiled from his country...

Zafar aadmi usko na jaaneye gaa, ho woh kitna hi saahib-e fehm-o zakaa
Jisey eish mein yaad-e Khuda na rahee, jisey teish mein khaof-e Khuda na rahaa

:wa:
 
Historically urdu vocabulary consists of mainly:

Hindi/Sanskrit (85%)

Arabic (5%)

Farsi (10%)

...Roughly. The more arabic and persian words you use in speech, the posher the Urdu is.
 
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abdullah_001 said:
That's not quite true considering Urdu originated in India (Agra, Delhi :P). In Indian states such as Uttar Pradesh people still speak pure Urdu, and of course, my city, Hyderabad hehe though we tend to have our own dialect (nahin kariye, nakko karo bola na lol).
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Yep, and it was also developed in Lucknow where my family are from.
 
^ Whaat. 70% Persian? Come on... that has to be an exaggeration. I know it has a lot of farsi in it, but that much?

EDIT: Ok... I have to concede that you're right.
 
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Banu_Hashim said:
^ Whaat. 70% Persian? Come on... that has to be an exaggeration. I know it has a lot of farsi in it, but that much?

EDIT: Ok... I have to concede that you're right.
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Its ok Banu_hashim, we both sunk together in the same boat lol.

On a side note: would love to learn farsi.
 

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