જી

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Gujarati[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Letter[edit]

જી • (jī)

  1. The alphasyllabic combination of જ (ja) +‎ ઈ (ī).

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “long live”), imperative of जीवति (jīvati). Cognate with Assamese জীউ (ziu), Bengali জী (ji), Hindi जी (jī), Punjabi ਜੀ (jī).

Particle[edit]

જી • (jī)

  1. the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles
    ગાંધી જી ― gā̃dhī jī ― Gandhi
  2. (formal) used to show politeness in agreement or disagreement
    જી હા ― jī hā ― Yes, sir/ma'am
    જી ના ― jī nā ― No, sir/ma'am
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