जड़

See also: जाडो, जोड़ी, जोड़, and जोड़ा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəɽ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀟𑀸 (jaḍā), from Sanskrit जटा (jáṭā).

Noun

जड़ • (jaṛ) f (Urdu spelling جڑ‎)

1. root (of a tree, tooth, etc.)
2. basis, foundation
3. cause, source

Declension

Declension of जड़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जड़ jaṛ	जड़ें jaṛẽ
oblique	जड़ jaṛ	जड़ों jaṛõ
vocative	जड़ jaṛ	जड़ो jaṛo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀟 (jaḍa), from Sanskrit जड (jaḍa).

Adjective

जड़ • (jaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جڑ‎)

1. lifeless, inert
2. senseless, stupid

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “jaṛ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jáṭā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press