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जो

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See also: जे and जर

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄 (jo), from Sanskrit यः (yáḥ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós. Compare इस (is).

Pronoun

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जो (jom or f (Urdu spelling جو)

  1. the relative pronoun:
    1. who; whoever
      जिसको सेब चाहिये क्या वह अपना हाथ उठा सकता है?
      jisko seb cāhiye kyā vah apnā hāth uṭhā saktā hai?
      Whoever wants an apple can they raise their hand?
    2. whichever
    3. whatever
      जो भी हो सो हो।jo bhī ho so ho.Whatever happens will happen.
Declension
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Pronoun declension of जो
singular plural
direct जो (jo) जे (je (obsolete))
indirect जिस (jis) जिन (jin)
ergative जिसने (jisne) जिन्होंने (jinhõne)
genitive जिसका (jiskā) जिनका (jinkā)
dative जिसे, जिसको (jise, jisko) जिन्हें, जिनको (jinhẽ, jinko)
instrumental/
ablative
जिससे (jisse) जिनसे (jinse)
inessive जिसमें (jismẽ) जिनमें (jinmẽ)
adessive जिसपे, जिसपर (jispe, jispar) जिनपे, जिनपर (jinpe, jinpar)
terminative जिसतक (jistak) जिनतक (jintak)
semblative जिससा (jissā) जिनसा (jinsā)
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀑 (jao), from Sanskrit यतः (yátaḥ), from the pronominal base ().

Conjunction

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जो (jo) (Urdu spelling جو)

  1. if
    Synonyms: अगर (agar), यदि (yadi)
    जो मैंने ऐसा किया ...jo ma͠ine aisā kiyā ...If I had done that ...

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡zo]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: जो

Pronoun

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जो (jo)

  1. (reflexive pronoun) who

Declension

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Sindhi

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Postposition

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जो (jo) (Arabic جو)

  1. of; genitive case marker

Declension

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Declension of जो (jo)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct जो (jo) जा () जी () जूं (jū̃)
vocative जा ()
oblique जे (je) जे (je), जनि (jani) जे (je), जिअ (jia) जे (je), जुनि (juni)

References

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  • Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “جو”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “جو”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Stack, George (1849), “जो”, in A dictionary, English and Sindhi, American Mission Press, page 112
  • Trumpp, Ernest (1872), Grammar Of The Sindhi Language[1], London, United Kingdom: Order of Her Majesty's Government for India, page 129