जी

See also: -जी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “long live”), imperative of जीवति (jīvati). Cognate with Assamese জীউ (ziu).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiː/

Particle

जी • (jī) (Urdu spelling جی‎)

  1. the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles
    गाँधी जी ― gāndhī jī ― Gandhi
    जी साहब! ― jī sāhab! ― Yes sir!
    जी हाँ! ― jī hā̃! ― Yes (formal)

Noun

जी • (jī) m (Urdu spelling جی‎)

  1. heart, mind (in the figurative, not anatomical, sense)
    उसके प्रेम ने मेरा जी ललचाया।
    uske prem ne merā jī lalcāyā.
    My heart was allured by their love.
    एक विचार अभी मेरे जी में आया।
    ek vicār abhī mere jī mẽ āyā.
    A thought just came to my mind.
    Synonyms: दिल (dil), मन (man)

Declension
Declension of जी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct जी
jī		 जी
jī
oblique जी
jī		 जियों
jiyõ
vocative जी
jī		 जियो
jiyo

Verb

जी • (jī) (Urdu spelling جی‎)

  1. conjugation of जीना

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “जी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡zi]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: जि

Suffix

जी • (jī)

  1. A suffix used to denote reverence, placed after the noun. Roughly equivalent to Mr., Mrs. and Miss (Ms.) in English.
    Synonym: ज्यू (jyū)

References
  • “जी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “जी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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