Hyderabadi Urdu

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Hyderabadi Urdu
حیدرآبادی اردو
Native toTelangana, Marathwada region of Maharashtra and Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka
RegionDeccan
Language family
Indo-European
  • Indo-Iranian
    • Indo-Aryan
      • Central Zone
        • Western Hindi
          • Hindustani
            • Urdu
              • Dakhini
                • Hyderabadi Urdu
Writing system
Perso-Arabic (Urdu alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
Erstwhile former Hyderabad Nation
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologdakh1244
Hyderabad state from the Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909.jpg

Hyderabadi (Urdu: حیدرآبادی اردو) is a variety of Dakhini Urdu, spoken in areas of the former Hyderabad State, corresponding to the Indian state of Telangana, the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka.

It is natively spoken by the Hyderabadi Muslims and their diaspora.[1] It contains loan words from Indian languages like Marathi, Telugu, Kannada and foreign languages like Arabic, Turkic and Persian.[2] Hyderabadi is considered to be a northern variety of Dakhini.

History[]

Main article: Deccani language § History

Distinctive features[]

Hyderabadi is mutually intelligible with most Hindi/Urdu speakers but has distinctive features from interaction with local Indian Languages such as Marathi, Telugu, Kannada.

Phonology[]

The letter ق (qāf) is pronounced as an unvoiced velar fricative /x/ with the same pronunciation as خ (khe) whereas in Standard Hindustani dialects the ق is pronounced as a velar plosive /k/ with the same pronunciation as ک (kāf). For example, the word 'qabar' (grave) is pronounced as 'khabar' (news).

Lexical features[]

Distinct vocabulary unique to Hyderabadis:[3]

  • Āra'en آرئیں - (is) coming; "Ā rahe hain" "آرہے ہیں" in standard Urdu
  • Čindiyān kardiya چِندیاں کر دیا - Nailed it
  • Čupke to be / čupkaič چُپکے تو بے / چُپکَیچ - No reason
  • Hona ہونا - to want, instead of "čāhna" چاہنا in Orthodox Urdu (instead of "mujhē woh čāhi'ē" "مجھے وہ چاہیے" in Orthodox Urdu, Hyderabadi Urdu would use "mērēku woh hona." "میرے کو وہ ہونا")
  • Hāo ہاؤ - for yes, instead of "Hān" "ہاں".
  • Hallu ہالو - Slow
  • Haula ہَولا - foolish, crazy person
  • Hota ki nai ki ہوتا کی نئیں کی - May or may not happen
  • Jāndo جاںدو - let it go
  • Jāra'un جارؤں - I am leaving
  • Jāra'en جارئیں - (is) going; جارہے ہیں "jā rahe hain" in standard Urdu
  • Kačča(i) (ی)کچا- wet; in standard Urdu, wet would be گیلا "gīla". کچا "kacha" in standard Urdu means "raw".
  • Kāikū کائکو - why; کیوں "kyūn" or کس لئے "kis li'ē" in standard Urdu.
  • Kāikū ki کائکو کی- wonder why, who knows why
  • Katey - it is often used when a person mentions something told by someone else. It could be translated as "it seems". Usage: "Kal unay bahar jaara katey" means "It seems he is going outside tomorrow".
  • Kxayāli pulāo خیالی پُلاؤ - Wishful thinking
  • Kunjī کنجی - keys; in standard Urdu, keys would be chābī چابی.
  • Kya toh bhi hora کیا تو بھی ہو را - what the hell is happening
  • Lāiṭ liyo لائٹ لیّو - take it easy
  • Mērēku میرےکو - my, instead of "mujhe" مجھے or "mujhko" مجھکو in standard Urdu
  • Miyān میاں - fellow (i.e. "Chalo miyan "چلو میاں" means "Let's go, man.")
  • Nakko نکو - an alternate (and informal) negative, generally indicating "no", "no thanks" or "don't". It can be (and is often) used in place of نہیں "nahīn", نہ "nā" and مت "mat" (from traditional Urdu) are used where نکو "nakko" is inappropriate for the context or in polite situations.
  • Parsaun پرسَوں - literally it means the day before yesterday or the day after tomorrow but it is widely used for any time in recent past.
  • Phugat پُھگٹ - for free
  • Poṭṭī پوٹی - derogatory term for girl
  • Poṭṭā پوٹا - derogatory term for boy
  • Paintābē پَینتابے - socks; in standard Urdu it would be مَوزے "mauzē".
  • Tumārēku تمارےکو - you, instead of tumhen تمہیں or tumko تمکو in standard Urdu
  • Tērēku تیرےکو (informal slang) - you, instead of tujhe or tujhko in standard Urdu
  • Uney اُنہے - he/she, instead of woh in standard Urdu.
  • Zyāda nakko kar زیادہ نکو کر - don't act over smart
  • The word اِچ "ič" is often added after a noun or verb to express the confidence of the action. In standard Urdu, ہی "hī" would be used. For example: "Biryāni'ič lāraun mēn" "بریانی اِچ لا رَؤں میں". In standard Urdu this would be "Biryāni hī lā rahā hūn main" "بریانی ہی لا رہا ہوں میں".
  • The Urdu word ہے "hai" (be) is often dropped. For example, Urdu "Mujhē mālūm hai" "مجھے معلوم ہے" (I know it) would be "Mērēku mālūm" "میرےکو معلوم".

Peculiar features[]

The suffix "ān" is often used to mark plurality. The letter 'n' is an almost silent nasal stop. For example, Log لوگ (people) would become Logān لوگاں, Bāt بات (talk) would become Bātān باتاں, Ādmi آدمی (men) pronounced as Admi ادمی would become Admiyān ادمیاں, etc. in the Hyderabadi dialect.

While talking, many long a's (as in "father") are pronounced "uh" as in "hut." For example, instead of "ādmi" آدمی (man) or "rāsta" راستہ (path) in Orthodox Urdu, Hyderabadi would use "admi" ادمی and "rasta" رستہ. Similarly "bhūl" بھول (to forget), "ṭūṭ" ٹوٹ (to break) and "čūṛi'ān" چوڑیاں (bangles) is "bhul" بُھل, "ṭuṭ" ٹُٹ and "čuṛiyān" چُڑیاں in Hyderabadi.

Popularity and usage[]

In the early sixties, film star Mehmood popularized another dialect in Indian films, Dakhni slang, which originates from former Mysore State.

A very famous Guinness record holder drama /stage comedy written in Dakhani is Adrak Ke Punjey. Many Urdu poets also write in the Hyderabadi dialect of Dakhani, including Pagal Adilabadi, Khamakha Hyderabadi and Nukko Hyderabadi (of Chicago, Illinois).

Hyderabadi gained sudden prominence and recognition in 2006 after the success of the comedy film The Angrez that adopted the dialect. The film's success sparked several other Hyderabadi dialect films including: Kal ka Nawaab, Hyderabad Nawaabs, Aadab Hyderabad, Gullu Dada, Gullu Dada returns, Berozgaar, Hungama In Dubai, Daawat-e-Ishq.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Common Expressions: Hyderabadi Urdu". 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ^ Kulkarni, M A Naeem and de Souza (1996). Mediaeval Deccan History. Popular Prakashan, Bombay. p. 63. ISBN 9788171545797.
  3. ^ Varma, Vinay (10 September 2015). "My Hyderabad, how I Miss You". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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