جی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “long live”). Cognate with Assamese জীউ (ziu).

Pronunciation

Particle

جی • (jī) (Hindi spelling जी)

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

Noun

جی • (transliteration needed) m (Hindi spelling जी)

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

References
  • “جی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu جی‎ (jī).

Particle

جی (jī)

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

Pronoun

جی (jī)

  1. what
  2. something

Adjective

جی (jī)

  1. some

Adverb

جی (jī)

  1. some
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