Where does “نقل حرفی” come from?

نقل حرفی (Urdu) comes from Urdu حرف, from Arabic حَرْف — grammatical particle; letter of alphabet.

نقل حرفی (Urdu): transliteration

Definitions

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Ancestry of “نقل حرفی”, step by step

نقل حرفی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu حرف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduحرفletter, character of an alphabet
2Arabicحَرْفgrammatical particle; letter of alphabet

via Urdu نقل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduنقلcopy, imitation
2Arabicنَقْلtransport or transfer of something
Every word from Arabic حَرْف →Every word from Urdu حرف →