Lashkari Zaban

E37890

historical name linguistic term

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.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical name → linguistic term →
alternativeNameOf	Urdu →
associatedWithCountry	Afghanistan → Bangladesh → India → Pakistan →
associatedWithRegion	Deccan → North India →
closelyRelatedTo	Hindi →
culturalAssociation	Indo-Persian literary tradition → Islamic culture in South Asia →
developedAs	lingua franca →
developedFrom	Hindustani →
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 → Sanskrit → Turkic →
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 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Urdu →	hasAlternativeName