জী
Assamese
Alternative forms
- জীয়ৰী (ziori)
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese ঝিউ (jhiu), from Magadhi Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀆 (dhīā)), from Sanskrit দুহিতৃ (duhitṛ). Cognate with Sylheti ꠎꠤ (zi), Oriya ଝିଅ (jhiô), Hindi धी (dhī), धिया (dhiyā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zi/, /ziː/
Noun
জী • (zi)
- daughter
- Synonyms: (1st and 2nd person) ছোৱালী (süali), সুতা (xuta)
Kinship declension
Conjugation forms of জী
| Person | Cases | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | accusative | dative | terminative | genitive | locative | ||||
| 1st | মোৰ (mür, “my”), আমাৰ (amar, “our”) | জী zi | জীক zik | জীৰ zir | জীলৈ ziloi | জীলৈকে ziloike | জীত zit | ||
| 2nd | very familiar; inferior | তোৰ (tür, “your”), তহঁতৰ (tohõtor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েৰ zier | জীয়েৰক zierok | জীয়েৰৰ zieror | জীয়েৰলৈ zieroloi | জীয়েৰলৈকে zieroloike | জীয়েৰত zierot | |
| familiar | তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”), তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েৰা ziera | জীয়েৰাক zierak | জীয়েৰাৰ zierar | জীয়েৰালৈ zieraloi | জীয়েৰালৈকে zieraloike | জীয়েৰাত zierat | ||
| formal | আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”), আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor, “your(pl)”) | জীয়েক ziek | জীয়েকক ziekok | জীয়েকৰ ziekor | জীয়েকলৈ ziekoloi | জীয়েকলৈকে ziekoloike | জীয়েকত ziekot | ||
| 3rd | তাৰ (tar, “his”), তাইৰ (tair, “her”), সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor, “their”), তেওঁৰ (teü̃r, “his/her(frm)”) etc | ||||||||
(জী (zi) for 1st person is less commonly used. জীয়ৰী (ziri) and ছোৱালী (süali, “girl”) are mostly used.)
Declension
Inflection of জী
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | জী zi | জীজনী zizoni | জীকেইজনী zikeizoni | জীবোৰ zibür | জীবিলাক zibilak | ||||
| ergative | জীয়ে ziয়ে | জীজনীয়ে zizonie | জীকেইজনীয়ে zikeizoniয়ে | জীবোৰে zibüre | জীবিলাকে zibilake | ||||
| accusative | জীক zik | জীজনীক zizonik | জীকেইজনীক zikeizonik | জীবোৰক zibürok | জীবিলাকক zibilakok | ||||
| genitive | জীৰ zir | জীজনীৰ zizonir | জীকেইজনীৰ zikeizonir | জীবোৰৰ zibüror | জীবিলাকৰ zibilakor | ||||
| dative | জীলৈ ziloi | জীজনীলৈ zizoniloi | জীকেইজনীলৈ zikeizoniloi | জীবোৰলৈ zibüroloi | জীবিলাকলৈ zibilakoloi | ||||
| instrumental | জীৰে zire | জীজনীৰে zizonire | জীকেইজনীৰে zikeizonire | জীবোৰেৰে zibürere | জীবিলাকেৰে zibilakere | ||||
| locative | জীত zit | জীজনীত zizonit | জীকেইজনীত zikeizonit | জীবোৰত zibürot | জীবিলাকত zibilakot | ||||
| Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases. | |||||||||
See also
- পো (pü)
- পুত (put)
Related terms
- জীয় (zio)
- ঝীয়া (zhia)
Bengali
Alternative forms
- জ্বী (jẇī), জি (ji), জ্বি (jẇi)
Etymology
Magadhi Prakrit [Term?]. Cognate with Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati).
Particle
জী • (jī)
- the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles
- নবীজী
- nôbījī
- Holy Prophet (Prophet Muhammad—peace be upon him)
- নেতাজী
- netajī
- Respected Leader
- (formal) used to show politeness in agreement or disagreement - sir, ma'am
- জী হ্যাঁ!
- jī hẏã!
- Yes sir!
- জী না!
- jī na!
- No sir!
- Synonym: আজ্ঞে (agẏe)
- (by extension) used to show agreement - yes, correct
- জী, করা হবে!
- jī, kôra hôbe!
- Yes, it will be done!
- Synonyms: আজ্ঞে (agẏe), আজ্ঞে হ্যাঁ (agẏe hẏã), আজ্ঞে হাঁ (agẏe hã), জী হ্যাঁ (jī hẏã), জী হাঁ (jī hã), হ্যাঁ (hẏã), হাঁ (hã)
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “জী, জি” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “জী, জি” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh