جي

See also: جئ, چی, خی, حي, and جٍي

Sindhi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑe]

Preposition

جي • (je) (Devanagari जे)

1. of

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “جي”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـجی (modern Turkish -ci / -çi).

Suffix

ـجي • (-ji) m (feminine ـجيّة (-jiyye), plural ـجيّة (-jiyye))

1. Forms nouns referring to occupations.

   دكّانجي ― dukkanji ― shopkeeper

   كهربجي ― kahrabji ― electrician

2. Forms adjectives indicating a character trait.

   حكوجي ― ḥakwaji ― talkative

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic terms suffixed with جي