جادو

جادو

Arabic

Proper noun

جَادُو • (jādū) f

1. A Berber town in north-western Libya

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Baluchi

Noun

جادو • (jádú)

1. magic
2. enchantment

See also

• جاتو‎ (játú)
• سحر‎ (sihr, sahr)
• جادوگر‎
• سحرگو‎ (sahargo)
• سحر کنوخ‎ (sihr kanox)

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Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [dʒɒːˈd̪uː]

Noun

Dari Persian	جادو‎
Iranian Persian	جادو‎
Tajiki Persian	ҷоду (jodu)

جادو • (jâdu)

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

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian جادو‎ (jâdu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɑːd̪uː/

Noun

جادو • (jādū) m (Hindi spelling जादू)

1. magic
2. enchantment
3. incantation
4. charm

References

• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.