جادو

Arabic

Proper noun

جَادُو (jādū) f

  1. A Berber town in north-western Libya

Baluchi

Noun

جادو (jádú)

  1. magic
  2. enchantment

See also

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (yʾtwk' /ǰādūg/), from Old Persian [script needed] (y-a-tu-u /yātu/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yaHtúš. Compare Sanskrit यातु (yātu).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔˈdu/

Noun

Dari جادو
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷоду (jodu)

جادو (jâdu)

  1. magic
  2. charm
  3. enchantment
  4. conjuration
  5. juggling

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ջադու (ǰadu)
  • Assamese: যাদু (zadu)
  • Azerbaijani: cadu
  • Baluchi: جادو
  • Bengali: জাদু (jadu)
  • Chagatai: جادو
    • Uyghur: جادۇ (jadu)
    • Uzbek: jodu
  • Georgian: ჯადო (ǯado)
  • → Hindustani:
  • Ottoman Turkish: جادو (cadu, cadı), giazi, giasi, giaszi (cazı)
    • Turkish: cadı
    • Armenian: ջազի (ǰazi)
    • Laz: ჯაზი (cazi), ჯადი (cadi)
  • Punjabi: جادو (jādū)
  • Pashto: جادو (jādū)
  • Sindhi: جادو (jādū)
  • Turkmen: jady
  • Ushojo: جادُو (jādū)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian جادو (jâdu).

Pronunciation

Noun

جادو (jādū) m (Hindi spelling जादू)

  1. magic
  2. enchantment, charm
  3. incantation
    Synonym: ٹونا

Derived terms

  • جادوگر (jādūgar, magician, wizard, sorcerer)
  • جادوگری (jādūgarī, wizardry, sorcery)

References

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