जी

See also: -जी

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiː/

Particle

जी • (jī) (Urdu spelling جی‎)

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

Noun

जी • (jī) m (Urdu spelling جی‎)

  1. heart, mind (in the figurative, not anatomical, sense)
    उसका प्रेम ने मेरा जी ललाचाया।
    uskā prem ne merā jī lalācāyā.
    My heart was allured by his 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)

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

Suffix

जी • (jī), pronounced जि (ji)

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