जी
See also: -जी
Hindi
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “long live”), imperative of जीवति (jīvati). Cognate with Assamese জীউ (ziu).
Particle
edit- 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)
- an expression of assent; yes, true, very well
- an expression of enquiry; yes?, who is it?
Derived terms
edit- जी हाँ (jī hā̃, “yes”), हाँ जी (hā̃ jī)
- जी-हुज़ूर (jī-huzūr, “a yes-man, sycophant”)
- जी-हुज़ूरी (jī-huzūrī, “sycophancy”)
Descendants
editNoun
editजी • (jī) m (Urdu spelling جی)
Declension
editDeclension of जी (masc ī-stem)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editजी • (jī)
- inflection of जीना (jīnā):
References
edit- 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
editPronunciation
editSuffix
editजी • (jī)
- A suffix used to denote reverence, placed after the noun. Roughly equivalent to Mr., Mrs. and Miss (Ms.) in English.
- Synonym: ज्यू (jyū)
References
edit- “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
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