Lashkari Zaban

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Lashkari Zaban is an alternative historical name for the Urdu language, reflecting its origins as a lingua franca that developed from the interaction of various linguistic and cultural groups in South Asia.

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Lashkari Zaban canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical name
linguistic term
alternativeNameOf Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
associatedWithCountry Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
associatedWithRegion Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

North India
linked to: northern India
closelyRelatedTo Hindi
culturalAssociation Indo-Persian literary tradition
Islamic culture in South Asia
developedAs lingua franca
developedFrom Hindustani
linked to: Hindi
distinguishedFrom Sanskritized register of Hindustani (Hindi)
etymologyRelatedTo term "lashkar" meaning "army"
functionedAs language of interaction among soldiers and camp followers
historicalContext Delhi Sultanate
Mughal Empire
ISO639_1CodeOfReferredLanguage ur
ISO639_2CodeOfReferredLanguage urd
ISO639_3CodeOfReferredLanguage urd
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
lexicalInfluenceFrom Arabic
Persian
linked to: Persian language

Sanskrit
Turkic
linked to: Turkic languages
linguisticRegister Persianized form of Hindustani
originatedFromInteractionOf Arabic language
Persian language
Turkic languages
local Indo-Aryan dialects
recognizedAs national language of Pakistan (as Urdu)
scheduled language in India (as Urdu)
refersTo Urdu language
script Perso-Arabic script
sharesGrammarWith Hindi
spokenBy Muhajir community in Pakistan (as Urdu)
Muslim communities in North India (as Urdu)
standardFormIn Pakistan
standardizedAs modern Urdu
timePeriodOfFormation early modern period
late medieval period
usedAs medium of literature
medium of poetry
usedInRegion South Asia
writingSystemVariant Nastaliq
linked to: Nastaʿlīq

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Urdu hasAlternativeName Lashkari Zaban
subject linked to: Urdu language