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Sindhi
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Preposition
جي • (je) (Devanagari जे)
- of
References
- Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “جي”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ـجی (-ci).
Suffix
ـجي • (-ji) m (feminine ـجيّة (-jiyye), plural ـجيّة (-jiyye))
- Forms nouns referring to occupations.
- دكّان (dukkān, “shop”) + ـجي (-ji) → دكّانجي (dukkanji, “shopkeeper”)
- كهربا (kahraba, “electricity”) + ـجي (-ji) → كهربجي (kahrabji, “electrician”)
- Forms adjectives indicating a character trait.
- حكى (ḥaka, “to talk”) + ـجي (-ji) → حكوجي (ḥakwaji, “talkative”)
Derived terms