जादू

See also: ज़िद and ज़िंदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جادو (jādū), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yaHtúš. Doublet of यातु (yātu). Compare Assamese যাদু (zadu), Bengali জাদু (jadu), Marathi जादू (jādū).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑː.d̪uː/, [d͡ʒäː.d̪uː]

Noun

जादू • (jādū) m (Urdu spelling جادو)

1. jadoo; magic; witchcraft
2. incantation

   जादू चलाना ― jādū calānā ― to cast a spell

3. charm

Declension

Declension of जादू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जादू jādū	जादू jādū
oblique	जादू jādū	जादुओं jāduõ
vocative	जादू jādū	जादुओ jāduo

Derived terms

• काला जादू (kālā jādū)
• जादुई (jāduī)
• जादूगर (jādūgar)
• जादूगरी (jādūgrī)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जादू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “jadu”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جادو (jādū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːduː]

Noun

जादू • (jādū) (Latin script jadu, Kannada script ಜಾದೂ)

1. magic

   Synonyms: चमत्कार (camatkār), अजाप (ajāp)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]
• Isidore Dantas, Joel D'Souza (2015) Modern English–Konkani Dictionary‎^[2], Margao, Goa: Golden Heart Emporium Books, →ISBN, page 210

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جادو (jādū).

Noun

जादू • (jādū) f

1. magic
2. witchcraft

Declension

Declension of जादू (fem ū-stem)
direct singular	जादू jādū
direct plural	जादू jādu
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	जादू jādū		जादू jādu
oblique सामान्यरूप	जादू jādu		जादूं- jādun-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	जादूला jādulā		जादूंना jādunnā
ergative	जादूने, जादूनं jādune, jāduna		जादूंनी jādunnī
instrumental	जादूशी jāduśī		जादूंशी jādunśī
locative सप्तमी	जादूत jādut		जादूंत jādut
vocative संबोधन	जादू jādu		जादूंनो jādunno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of जादू (fem ū-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	जादूचा jāduċā	जादूचे jāduċe	जादूची jāducī	जादूच्या jāducā	जादूचे, जादूचं jāduċe, jāduċa	जादूची jāducī	जादूच्या jāducā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	जादूंचा jādunċā	जादूंचे jādunċe	जादूंची jāduñcī	जादूंच्या jāduncā	जादूंचे, जादूंचं jādunċe, jādunċa	जादूंची jāduñcī	जादूंच्या jāduñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जादू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जादू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press