جی

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani جی / जी (). Used only in a limited number of titles and, according to قاموس کبیر افغانستان, arose due to the influence of Indian and Pakistani service workers.

Pronunciation

Readings
Dari reading?

Particle

جی () (Kabuli, colloquial)

  1. (uncommon, not productive) an honorific particle used in a small number of titles and professions

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit , from Sanskrit जीव (jīva, long live). Cognate with Assamese জীউ (ziu).

Pronunciation

Particle

جی () (Hindi spelling जी)

  1. (formal) used to show agreement - yes, correct
    Synonym: ہاں (hā̃)
    جی بالکل صحیح! bilkul sahīh!Yes, absolutely correct!
  2. the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles
    صاحب جیsāhib Master

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ജി (ji)
  • Dari: جی ()

Noun

جی (m (Hindi spelling जी)

  1. heart, mind (in the figurative, not anatomical, sense)
    Synonyms: دل (dil), من (man)
    اُس کی محبت نے میرا جی للچایا۔
    us kī muhabbat ne merā lalcāyā
    My heart was allured by their love.

References

  • جی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • جی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu جی ().

Particle

جی ()

  1. (formal) used to show agreement - yes, correct
  2. what

Pronoun

جی ()

  1. what
  2. something

Adjective

جی ()

  1. some

Adverb

جی ()

  1. some