Hindi

Noun

जी • ‎(jī) m ‎(Urdu spelling جی)

1. heart, mind

   उसका प्रेम ने मेरा जी ललाचाया।‎

   uskā prem ne merā jī lalācāyā.

   My heart was allured by his love.

   एक विचार अभी मेरे जी में आया।‎

   ek vicār abhī mere jī mẽ āyā.

   A thought just came to my mind.

Usage notes

• Although दिल ‎(dil) and हृदय ‎(hŕday) mean heart, and जी ‎(jī) and मन ‎(man) mean mind, yet there is confusion in Indian terms which all overlap.

Synonyms

• दिल ‎(dil)
• मन ‎(man)

Interjection

जी • ‎(jī) m

1. sir, madam

   जी हाँ!‎

   jī hā̃!

   Yes sir!

Suffix

जी • ‎(jī)

1. A suffix used to denote reverence, placed after the noun. Roughly equivalent to Mr. in English.

   गाँधी जी ने भारत को स्वतन्त्र किया।‎

   gā̃dhī jī ne bhārat ko svatantra kiyā.

   Mr. Gandhi liberated India.

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.

Nepali

Suffix

जी • ‎(jī), pronounced जि (ji)

1. A suffix used to denote reverence, placed after the noun. Roughly equivalent to Mr., Mrs. and Miss (Ms.) in English.