जोर

See also: ज़ोर, जरो, ज़ीरा, जीरा, ज़ार, जरा, and ज़रा

Hindi

Noun

जोर • (jor) m

1. nuqtaless form of ज़ोर (zor)

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Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit ज्वर (jvara).

Noun

जोर • (zōr) (Latin script zor, Kannada script ಜೋರ್)

1. fever

   Synonym: ताप (tāp)

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زور (zur), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zwl /⁠zōr⁠/). Compare Gujarati જોર (jor), Hindi ज़ोर (zor), Punjabi ਜ਼ੋਰ (zor) / زور (zor), Bengali জোর (jōr).

Noun

जोर • (j̈or) m

1. strength, force

   Synonyms: ताकद (tākad), शक्ती (śaktī)

2. speed, momentum

   Synonym: वेग (veg)

Derived terms

• जोरदार (j̈ordār)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जोर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जोर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जोर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).