जी

See also: -जी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː/

Etymology 1

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

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)

2. an expression of assent; yes, true, very well
3. an expression of enquiry; yes?, who is it?

Derived terms

• जी हाँ (jī hā̃, “yes”), हाँ जी (hā̃ jī)
• जी-हुज़ूर (jī-huzūr, “a yes-man, sycophant”)
  • जी-हुज़ूरी (jī-huzūrī, “sycophancy”)

Descendants

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

Noun

जी • (jī) m (Urdu spelling جی)

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

   Synonyms: दिल (dil), मन (man)

   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.

Declension

Declension of जी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जी jī	जी jī
oblique	जी jī	जियों jiyõ
vocative	जी jī	जियो jiyo

Etymology 2

Verb

जी • (jī)

1. inflection of जीना (jīnā):
   1. stem
   2. feminine singular perfective participle
   3. feminine singular perfect indicative
   4. second-person singular intimate present imperative

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “जी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “जी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar