जुदाई (judaaii)

noun A feminine noun meaning 'separation' or 'parting' -- especially the ache of being apart from a loved one. One core sense, but heavily loaded with emotional and poetic weight.
Sense 1 : separation, parting (especially from a loved one)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: विरह (virah, literary), बिछोह (bichhoh, literary), अलगाव (algaav, more neutral/general term)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is a favorite word of Hindi film lyricists -- if you have ever heard a sad Bollywood song about lovers apart, जुदाई (judaaii) is probably in there somewhere. It comes from जुदा (judaa, 'apart, separate'), a word of Persian origin, plus the abstract-noun suffix -आई (-aaii); you will hear जुदा (judaa) itself used as an adjective, as in हम जुदा हो गए (ham judaa ho gae, 'we became separated'). In everyday speech जुदाई (judaaii) always carries a note of longing, not a clinical sense of physical distance.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for अलगाव (algaav) when they mean the emotional pain of parting from someone -- अलगाव (algaav) is more neutral and can describe things like a legal separation or estrangement, whereas जुदाई (judaaii) is almost always used for the heartache of missing someone. 2) जुदाई (judaaii) is grammatically feminine, so possessive adjectives and past-tense agreement follow the feminine pattern even though the word looks like it could go either way.
Sample Sentences:
इस गाने में जुदाई का दर्द साफ झलकता है। The pain of separation is clearly reflected in this song.
(is gaane men judaaii kaa dard saaph jhalaktaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जुदाई की रात वो सो नहीं पाया था। On the night of separation, he could not sleep.
(judaaii kii raat vo so nahiin paayaa thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हमें अपनी जुदाई का ऐसा दर्द होगा, यह हमने कभी नहीं सोचा था। We never thought our separation would hurt this much.
(hamen apnii judaaii kaa aisaa dard hogaa, yah hamne kabhii nahiin sochaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश जुदाई कभी न होती। If only separation never happened.
(kaash judaaii kabhii n hotii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम न जाते तो यह जुदाई न होती। If you hadn't left, this separation wouldn't have happened.
(agar tum n jaate to yah judaaii n hotii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
जुदाई सहना आसान नहीं होता। Bearing separation is not easy.
(judaaii sahnaa aasaan nahiin hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जुदाई का गम मुझसे बर्दाश्त नहीं होता। The sorrow of separation is unbearable for me.
(judaaii kaa gam mujhse bardaasht nahiin hotaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद यह जुदाई हमें और मजबूत बना दे। Perhaps this separation will make us stronger.
(shaayad yah judaaii hamen aur majboot banaa de।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
जुदाई के गीतों में अक्सर आँसुओं का जिक्र होता है। In songs of separation, tears are often mentioned.
(judaaii ke giiton men aksar aansuon kaa jikr hotaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उस जुदाई को याद करके वह अब भी रो पड़ती है। Remembering that separation, she still breaks down crying.
(us judaaii ko yaad karke vah ab bhii ro padtii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): जुदाई (judaaii)
(sg.f.oblique): जुदाई (judaaii)
(pl.f.direct): जुदाईएँ (judaaiien)
(pl.f.oblique): जुदाईओं (judaaiion)