Oxford English–Urdu Dictionary

Description

Oxford English–Urdu Dictionary (OEUD) is a bilingual edition of Concise Oxford Dictionary, the world’s most comprehensive English dictionary. OEUD covers around 125,000 Urdu equivalents of English words, phrases and idioms, which have been entered after years-long research by language specialists. The meanings and expressions of English words have been translated into Urdu very carefully, clearly, and precisely. The OEUD also contains standard symbols and signs of today’s British English, illustrative sentences, guidance for correct pronunciation, and keys of phonetic symbols. The OEUD will be an asset for those students who seek accurate and perfect bilingual references.

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).