جي

See also: جئ, چی, خی, حي, and جٍي

Sindhi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑe]

Postposition

جي • (je) (Devanagari जे)

  1. oblique masculine singular of جو (jo)
  2. oblique masculine plural of جو (jo)
    Synonym: جن (jani)
  3. oblique feminine singular of جو (jo)
    Synonym: جي (jia)
  4. oblique feminine plural of جو (jo)
    Synonym: جن (juni)

Postposition

جي • () (Devanagari जी)

  1. direct/vocative feminine singular of جو (jo)

Postposition

جي • (jia) (Devanagari जिअ)

  1. oblique feminine singular of جو (jo)
    Synonym: جي (je)

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “جي”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Trumpp, Ernest (1872), Grammar Of The Sindhi Language[1], London, United Kingdom: Order of Her Majesty's Government for India, page 129

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ـجی (-ci).

Suffix

ـجي • (-jim (feminine ـجيّة (-jiyye), plural ـجيّة (-jiyye))

  1. Forms nouns referring to occupations.
    دكّان (dukkān, shop) + ‎ـجي (-ji) → ‎دكّانجي (dukkanji, shopkeeper)
    كهربا (kahraba, electricity) + ‎ـجي (-ji) → ‎كهربجي (kahrabji, electrician)
  2. Forms adjectives indicating a character trait.
    حكى (ḥaka, to talk) + ‎ـجي (-ji) → ‎حكوجي (ḥakwaji, talkative)

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic terms suffixed with جي