جے
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi جے (je), from Sanskrit यदि (yadi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒeː/
Conjunction
جے (je)
Punjabi
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Punjabi جے (je), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀇 (jaï), from Sanskrit यदि (yadi).
Conjunction
جے • (je) (Gurmukhi spelling ਜੇ)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
جے • (je) (Gurmukhi spelling ਜੇ) (Majhi)
- second-person plural present pronominal suffix
- second-person singular honorific present pronominal suffix
See also
| Majhi pronominal suffixes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Person | Present | Past | |
| 2nd person | informal / singular | ਈ • ای (ī) | ਸਾਈ • سائی (sāī) |
| honorific / plural | ਜੇ • جے (je) | ਸਾਜੇ • ساجے (sāje) | |
| 3rd person | informal / singular | ਸੂ • سُو (sū) | ਸਾਸੂ • ساسُو (sāsū) |
| honorific / plural | ਨੇ • نے (ne) | ਸਾਨੇ • سانے (sāne) | |
Verb
جے • (je) (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੇ)
Usage notes
je is used in place of the original second-person present indicative copula ho in some Majhi varieties and is often attributed as a defining feature of Majhi. Compare نے (ne).
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جے”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “جے”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yádi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Ushojo
Postposition
جے (jē)