जी

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː/

Inherited from Old Hindi जी (jī), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀅 (jīa), from Sanskrit जीव (jī́va, “long live”), the imperative of जीवति (jī́vati, “is alive”). Cognate with Braj जू (jū), Assamese জীউ (ziu).

जी • (jī) (Urdu spelling جی)

1. the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles

   गाँधी जी ― gāndhī jī ― Gandhi

2. an expression of assent; yes, true, very well

   जी साहब! ― jī sāhab! ― Yes sir!

   जी हाँ! ― jī hā̃! ― Yes (formal)

3. an expression of enquiry; yes?, who is it?

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

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

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

Inherited from Prakrit जीअ (jīa), जीव (jīva, “life, body, soul”), from Sanskrit जीव (jīvá, “alive”). Related to the etymology above.

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.

• 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

Borrowed from Hindi जी (jī). Doublet of जिउ (jiu).

• IPA^(key): [d͡zi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: जि

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)

• “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
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “जी”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 219