Category:Urdu terms by usage
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Urdu terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.
- Category:Urdu autological terms: Urdu terms that possess the property they themselves describe.
- Category:Urdu childish terms: Urdu terms that are typically only used by, or to, children.
- Category:Urdu colloquialisms: Urdu terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
- Category:Urdu dated terms: Urdu terms that are no longer fashionable, thus are anachronistic.
- Category:Urdu derogatory terms: Urdu terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
- Category:Urdu dialectal terms: Urdu terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
- Category:Urdu endearing terms: Urdu terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
- Category:Urdu familiar terms: Urdu terms whose use is typically to contexts of friendly intimacy.
- Category:Urdu formal terms: Urdu terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
- Category:Urdu higher register terms: Urdu terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
- Category:Urdu historical terms: Urdu terms that refer to obsolete things or concepts.
- Category:Urdu honorific terms: Urdu honorific terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
- Category:Urdu humorous terms: Urdu terms that are humorous, amusing or joking.
- Category:Urdu informal terms: Urdu terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
- Category:Urdu nonstandard terms: Urdu terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
- Category:Urdu obsolete terms: Urdu terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
- Category:Urdu offensive terms: Urdu terms that are typically considered to offend people.
- Category:Urdu poetic terms: Urdu terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
- Category:Urdu polite terms: Urdu polite terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
- Category:Urdu rare terms: Urdu terms that are rare in general use, for whatever reason.
- Category:Urdu rustic terms: Urdu terms whose use is typically restricted rural speech.
- Category:Urdu short forms: Urdu terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
- Category:Urdu slang: Urdu colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
- Category:Urdu terms with archaic senses: Urdu terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
- Category:Urdu terms with historical senses: Urdu terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
- Category:Urdu terms with obsolete senses: Urdu terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
- Category:Urdu terms with rare senses: Urdu rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.
- Category:Urdu terms with uncommon senses: Urdu uncommonly used terms or terms with uncommonly used senses.
- Category:Urdu uncommon terms: Urdu uncommonly used terms.
- Category:Urdu vulgarities: Urdu terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.
- Category:Urdu women's speech terms: Urdu terms and forms used in women's speech.
Subcategories
This category has the following 31 subcategories, out of 31 total.
A
- Urdu autological terms (0 c, 3 e)
C
- Urdu childish terms (0 c, 2 e)
- Urdu colloquialisms (0 c, 32 e)
D
- Urdu dated terms (0 c, 20 e)
- Urdu derogatory terms (0 c, 14 e)
- Urdu dialectal terms (0 c, 8 e)
E
- Urdu endearing terms (0 c, 10 e)
F
- Urdu familiar terms (0 c, 2 e)
- Urdu formal terms (0 c, 38 e)
H
- Urdu historical terms (0 c, 1 e)
- Urdu honorific terms (0 c, 2 e)
- Urdu humorous terms (0 c, 1 e)
I
N
O
- Urdu obsolete terms (0 c, 8 e)
P
- Urdu poetic terms (0 c, 27 e)
- Urdu polite terms (0 c, 10 e)
R
- Urdu rare terms (0 c, 62 e)
- Urdu rustic terms (0 c, 2 e)
S
- Urdu short forms (0 c, 1 e)
- Urdu slang (0 c, 23 e)
T
- Urdu terms with archaic senses (0 c, 10 e)
- Urdu terms with historical senses (0 c, 44 e)
- Urdu terms with uncommon senses (0 c, 8 e)
U
- Urdu uncommon terms (0 c, 3 e)
V
- Urdu vulgarities (0 c, 20 e)
W
- Urdu women's speech terms (0 c, 3 e)