ਜੇ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜਿ (ji)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀇 (jaï). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘕𑘺𑘽 (jaiṃ).

Conjunction

ਜੇ (je)

1. if, even if though

   ਜੇ ਕੋ ― je ko ― if anyone

Derived terms

• ਜੇਕਰਿ (jekari)

Descendants

• Punjabi: je

  Gurmukhi script: ਜੇ

  Shahmukhi script: جے

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਜੇ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 125
• “ਜੇ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yádi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 602

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeː/
• Rhymes: -eː
• Hyphenation: ਜੇ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਜੇ (je).

Conjunction

ਜੇ • (je) (Shahmukhi spelling جے)

1. if, in case, provided

   Synonym: ਜੇਕਰ (jekar)

   ਜੇ ਮੈੰ ਜਾਵਾਂ ਤਾਂ ...

   je maĩ jāvā̃ tā̃ ...

   If I go, ...

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

ਜੇ • (je) (Shahmukhi spelling جے) (Majhi)

1. second-person plural pronominal suffix
2. second-person singular honorific 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

ਜੇ • (je) (Shahmukhi spelling جے)

1. (Majhi) alternative form of ਹੋ (ho)

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 ਨੇ (ne).

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਜੇ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.