Little Oxford English–Urdu Dictionary

Description

This dictionary is an abridged edition of the Oxford English–Urdu Dictionary, which was translated and compiled by Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee—the renowned scholar, lexicographer, and authority on the Urdu language. It contains more than 40,000 entries and about 50,000 definitions. This dictionary includes features such as tips on good grammar and punctuation.

Author Biography

Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee (December 15, 1917 – October 11, 2005) is a well-known author, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer of Pakistan. Born in Delhi, Haqqee acquired his BA degree from Aligarh Muslim University. He obtained a Master’s degree in English literature from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He has also edited many literary journals and served in media organizations. He was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in 1985. He has also written for children. He died in Canada in 2005.

His father, Ehtashamuddin Haqqee, wrote short stories, a study of Persian poet Hafez Shirazi, Tarjuman-ul-Ghaib, a translation of Diwan-i-Hafez in verse and assisted Baba-e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq in compiling his Lughat-i-Kabeer (Grand Urdu Dictionary).