Urduphone

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UK/ˈʊəduˌfəʊn/UK/ˈɜːduˌfəʊn/US/ˈʊəɹduˌfoʊn/South Asia/ˈʊɾ.d̪uˌfoːn/

adjective

Urdu-speaking.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveUrduphone (not comparable)
  1. not comparableuncommonUrdu-speaking.

    However, as the film only got publicity in the Arab world because of the Arabic translation, I’m not sure how it would go down with Urduphone audiences.

    2012 September 17, M. A. Niazi, “Factories and films”, in The Nation, Karachi
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    This is a distinct contrast to the Urduphone Muhajirs, for whom biradari ties have, especially in recent years, been deliberately broken down by a leadership anxious to enhance Muhajir awareness.

    1997 August 23, M. A. Niazi, “The people who came”, in The Nation, Karachi

    During the course of the night my tall, pretty Caucasian friend would be mistaken for a Pathan, while the other, an Urduphone African American, would be mistaken for a Makrani.

    2009 February 9, H. M. Naqvi, “Rocking Karachi”, in Forbes
nounUrduphone (plural Urduphones)

plural Urduphones

  1. uncommonOne who speaks Urdu.

    Similarly, the ideas of outdoor activities such as camping or skiing are not reference points shared by the vast majority of Urduphones.

    2008, Rahat Naqvi, "From Peanut Butter to Eid … Blending Perspectives: Teaching Urdu to Children in Canada", Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: Studies of Migration, Integration, Equity, and Cultural Survival, Volume 2, Issue 8, 9 April 2008
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    Differently from Dinman, what is more, Dharmyug uses the linguistic means democratically: the language it uses is accessible to everyone, and it is not Sanskritized (but nor is it Urduized to the point of being comprehensible to only a select group of refined Urduphones, as in that case it would be equally non-liberal).

    1992, Literature, Language, and the Media in India (ed. Mariola Offredi), Manohar Publications (1992), page 261

Origin

  1. Frenchourdouphone
  2. EnglishUrduphone

From Urdu + -phone or French ourdouphone.

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Translations

Bengali উর্দুভাষী, উর্দুভাষী
  • উর্দুভাষী (urdubhaśi)Urdu-speaking
  • উর্দুভাষী (urdubhaśi)one who speaks Urdu
French ourdouphone, ourdouphone
  • ourdouphoneUrdu-speaking
  • ourdouphoneone who speaks Urdu
Hindi उर्दूभाषी, उर्दूभाषिणी
  • उर्दूभाषी (urdūbhāṣī)Urdu-speaking
  • उर्दूभाषिणी (urdūbhāṣiṇī)Urdu-speaking
  • उर्दूवाला (urdūvālā)Urdu-speaking
  • उर्दूवाली (urdūvālī)Urdu-speaking
  • उर्दूभाषी (urdūbhāṣī)one who speaks Urdu
  • उर्दूभाषिणी (urdūbhāṣiṇī)one who speaks Urdu
  • उर्दूवाला (urdūvālā)one who speaks Urdu
  • उर्दूवाली (urdūvālī)one who speaks Urdu
Urdu اردو دان, اردو دان
  • اردو دان (Urdu-dān)Urdu-speaking
  • اردو دان (Urdu-dān)one who speaks Urdu
Cite this entry
APA

Urduphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urduphone

MLA

“Urduphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urduphone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Urduphone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urduphone.

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