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Essential Urdu Dictionary

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Essential Urdu Dictionary by Timsal Masud is a comprehensive two-way dictionary designed for English speakers learning Urdu. Featuring 4000 headwords, it includes transliteration, sections on Urdu script and grammar, as well as insights from the author to aid understanding. It also covers everyday idioms, expressions, and new terms related to media and internet Urdu, making it ideal for students and casual learners alike.
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This dictionary is perfect for school and university students, language enthusiasts, and anyone seeking a practical and thorough Urdu reference for study or personal use.

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A contemporary two-way English-Urdu, Urdu-English dictionary that also features language insights to improve understanding, and coverage of the cultural and social evolution of the Urdu language.

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Whether you're a school or university student, or studying for work or pleasure, this is the ultimate Urdu reference dictionary.

This dictionary is aimed at speakers of English who want to learn Urdu.

Essential Urdu Dictionary features:

- Two-way dictionary: Urdu-English, English-Urdu, including transliteration throughout.

- 4000 headwords.

- Contains handy sections teaching Urdu script and grammar.

- Insights from the author provide extra help and guidance on usage.

- Covers everyday idioms and expressions.

- Includes new terms related to media and internet Urdu.

Written by a university professor with years of teaching experience, this dictionary will help support your studies.

Want to learn more? Why not check out Teach Yourself Languages Online? Over 65 languages are available online from Teach Yourself.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444795523

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 February 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Teach Yourself

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 185g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Timsal Masud is a curriculum consultant for the Hindi Urdu Flagship Programme at the University of Austin in Texas where he's involved in the development of multimedia classroom and testing materials. He has MAs in Persian and Urdu literature and a PhD in Urdu from the University of Lucknow in India. He has translated a series of books and lectures (including The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery) and is the author of a number of books on Urdu language and literature.

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