جی

جی

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː/

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 • (jī) 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], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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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