جی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani جی / जी (jī). Used only in a limited number of titles and, according to قاموس کبیر افغانستان, arose due to the influence of Indian and Pakistani service workers.

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒi]

Readings
Dari reading?	jī

Particle

جی • (jī) (Kabuli, colloquial)

1. (uncommon, not productive) an honorific particle used in a small number of titles and professions

Derived terms

• حکیم‌جی (hakīm-jī) (Dari)

 

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

   Synonym: ہاں (hā̃)

   جی بالکل صحیح! ― jī bilkul sahīh! ― Yes, absolutely correct!

2. the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles

   صاحب جی ― sāhib jī ― Master

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ജി (ji)
• → Dari: جی (jī)

Noun

جی • (jī) m (Hindi spelling जी)

1. heart, mind (in the figurative, not anatomical, sense)

   Synonyms: دل (dil), من (man)

   اُس کی محبت نے میرا جی للچایا۔

   us kī muhabbat ne merā jī lalcāyā

   My heart was allured by their love.

References

• “جی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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