Urdu-English/English-Urdu Practical Dictionary

<p class=MsoNormal>Urdu is the national language and <i>lingua franca</i> of Pakistan and one of the official languages of
India. It is the first language of about 70 million people and is spoken by
over 230 million people worldwide. Urdu is a part of the Hindustani language family
and is mutually intelligible with Hindi. Using the Nasta'liq style of the
Persian alphabet Urdu is traditionally associated with the Muslim population
of the region while Hindi (using the Devanagari script) is connected with the
Hindu community. Visitors to Islamic holy cities such as Mecca will find signage in Arabic Urdu and
English.</p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Ideal for businesspeople travelers and students this
dictionary includes:</p>

<p class=MsoNormal></p><ul><li> 20000 dictionary entries complete with Urdu script and transliteration</li><li>Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers</li><li>Easy-to-use alphabet and pronunciation sections</li></ul><p></p>