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Punjabi 2 Urdu Dictionary with 175000 words
« on: August 11, 2009, 09:24:11 AM »
Punjabi 2 Urdu Dictionary with 175000 words

LAHORE (APP): A Punjab-Urdu dictionary with 175000 words spread over more than 3500 pages in two volumes launched at a ceremony here on Monday. Late linguist Sardar Mahammad Khan has compiled the dictionary while Sachal studios and Pakistan Punjabi Adbi Board Lahore has jointly published it. Noted scholar Sharif Sabri presided over the the launching ceremony. The dictionary includes the vocabulary, usages and proverbs drawn from 62 dialects and sub-dialects spoken in the Punjab and adjacent areas.The speakers addressing the launching ceremony praised the hard work of Sardar Mahammad Khan. They stressed for promotion of Punjabi language and said that the dictionary is a very positive initiative in this regard.F.P. Report