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).

Noun

Dari	جادو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҷоду

جادو • (jâdu)

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

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Urdu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian جادو (jâdu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑː.d̪uː/

Noun

جادو • (jādū) m (Hindi spelling जादू)

1. magic
2. enchantment, charm
3. incantation

   Synonym: ٹونا (ṭonā)

Derived terms

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

References

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