जादू
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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
Noun
जादू • (jādū) m (Urdu spelling جادو)
- jadoo; magic; witchcraft
- incantation
- जादू चलाना ― jādū calānā ― to cast a spell
- charm
Declension
Declension of जादू (masc ū-stem)
Derived terms
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.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian جادو (jādū).
Noun
जादू • (jādū) f
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 |
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| 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