جی
Persian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hindustani جی / जी (jī).
According to قاموس کبوتر افغانستان (kāmūs kabūtar afğānistān) the suffix gained prominence in Kabul due to the large volume of Pakistani and Indian service workers in the 1970s. Because of this, the suffix is only used after the titles of certain professions (e.g. حکیم (hakīm, “doctor”) > حکیمجی (hakīm-jī)) and is almost never used elsewhere.
Pronunciation
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Dari reading? | jī |
Particle
editUrdu
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “long live”). Cognate with Assamese জীউ (ziu).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiː/
Particle
edit- (formal) used to show agreement - yes, correct
- Synonym: ہاں (hā̃)
- جی بالکل صحیح! ― jī bilkul sahīh! ― Yes, absolutely correct!
- the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles
- صاحب جی ― sāhib jī ― Master
Descendants
edit- → Dari: جی (jī)
Noun
editجی • (jī) m (Hindi spelling जी)
References
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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Adverb
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