Introducing a Free English-Urdu Dictionary for Learners
Why This Dictionary Stands Out
There are very few English-Urdu dictionaries that cater specifically to the needs of Urdu learners. This dictionary tries to help fill that gap by offering a user-friendly format that makes learning more efficient. Here's what sets it apart:
Organized by Part of Speech: Each word is grouped into its respective category, such as nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. This allows learners to focus on a specific type of word as they expand their vocabulary. A future, alternative version may list all entires together.
Searchable PDF: You can easily search for words using the built-in search feature of your PDF viewer, making it quick and simple to find exactly what you're looking for.
Easy Navigation: By enabling the "Table of Contents" or "Bookmark" view in your PDF viewer, you can effortlessly jump between sections of the dictionary. You can also navigate the longer sections by beginning letter.
Useful Vocabulary: The vocabulary of Urdu, like English, is vast. My aim in this dictionary is to include the most useful words in modern Urdu, including the words Urdu students are most likely to come across when learning the language.
Special Thanks
A Work in Progress
While I'm proud of this resource, it's still a work in progress. You may find errors or areas that can be improved. If you notice any mistakes or have suggestions for enhancing the dictionary, I'd love to hear from you. Your feedback is incredibly valuable and will help make future versions even better.
I hope this dictionary becomes a helpful tool on your journey to mastering Urdu!
Changelog
2.0 (Oct 09, 2024):
- A Key has been added to the beginning of the dictionary to explain the abbreviations used.
- The plural form of nouns (when given for special cases) is now treated as the same entry as the singular form in Nouns.
- The entires in Colors, Days of the Week and Parts of the Body can now also be found in Adjectives and Nouns, respectively.
- The number of entries in Nouns increased from 1,503 to 1,527.
- The number of entries in Adjectives increased from 288 to 302.
- A number of formatting improvements were made, especially to make the Urdu script entries more vertically centered.
1.9 (Sep 26, 2024):
- The Nouns section now has just one English headword per entry to match the other sections.
- The number of entries in Nouns increased from 1,308 to 1,503.
- A number of small changes were made in the Nouns entries, including fixing some spelling and formatting errors.
1.8 (Sep 19, 2024):
- The Urdu script has been added to all remaining sections (Adjectives / Adverbs / Possessive Pronouns / Postpositions / Conjunctions / Phrases).
- Navigation by first letter has been added to Adjectives and Adverbs.
- Adjectives and Adverbs are now listed with just one English headword to match the Verbs section (this still needs to be done for Nouns).
- The number of entries in Adjectives increased from 165 to 288.
- The number of entries in Adverbs increased from 101 to 136.
- Several miscellaneous errors were fixed.
1.7 (Sep 17, 2024):
- All sections are now in table format.
- All sections now have the English headword first.
- The Urdu script has been added to all entries in Particles, Colors, Days of the Week, Parts of the Body, and Numbers (including all sub-sections).
1.6 (Sep 14, 2024):
- The number of entries in Verbs has increased from 571 to 833. The verbs from A to L are pretty thoroughly covered. Additions are required in M to Z.
- The entries in Nouns and Verbs can now be navigated by first letter.
1.5 (Sep 09, 2024):
- The number of entries in Verbs has increased from 375 to 571.
- The English column in Verbs now has just one English verb.
1.4 (Sep 07, 2024):
- Each item within the table of contents is now clickable and will take you straight to that section.
- An image of the Urdu script was added to the title page.
- Conjunct Verbs was merged with Verbs and the Urdu script for their entires was added.
- The number of entries in Verbs increased from 255 to 375.
1.3 (Sep 05, 2024):
- A table of contents was added that should be usable in all PDF readers which should make navigation much easier.
- Pronouns has been separated into Pronouns - Direct Case and Pronouns - Oblique Case.
- The order of the first several sections has been reworked (hopefully it's more logical now).
- Five additional sections have been brought into the "table" format to match the formatting of Nouns and the Urdu script has been added to those sections.
- The Urdu script columns have been formatted to be easier to read (many of the words in Nastaliq were getting cut off on the top).
- Several other miscellaneous changes were made, including error corrections and formatting issues.
