জী

Assamese

Alternative forms

• জীয়ৰী (ziori)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ঝিউ (jhiu), from Magadhi Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀆 (dhīā)), from Sanskrit দুহিতৃ (duhitṛ). Cognate with Bengali ঝি (jhi), Sylheti ꠎꠤ (zi), Odia ଝିଅ (jhia), Hindi धी (dhī), धिया (dhiyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zi/, /ziː/

Noun

জী • (zi)

1. daughter

   Synonyms: (1st and 2nd person) ছোৱালী (süali), সুতা (xuta)

Declension

Inflection of জী

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	জী zi		জীজনী zizoni		জীকেইজনী zikeizoni		জীবোৰ zibür		জীবিলাক zibilak
ergative	জীয়ে ziয়ে		জীজনীয়ে zizonie		জীকেইজনীয়ে zikeizoniয়ে		জীবোৰে zibüre		জীবিলাকে zibilake
accusative	জীক zik		জীজনীক zizonik		জীকেইজনীক zikeizonik		জীবোৰক zibürok		জীবিলাকক zibilakok
genitive	জীৰ zir		জীজনীৰ zizonir		জীকেইজনীৰ zikeizonir		জীবোৰৰ zibüror		জীবিলাকৰ zibilakor
dative	জীলৈ ziloi		জীজনীলৈ zizoniloi		জীকেইজনীলৈ zikeizoniloi		জীবোৰলৈ zibüroloi		জীবিলাকলৈ zibilakoloi
instrumental	জীৰে zire		জীজনীৰে zizonire		জীকেইজনীৰে zikeizonire		জীবোৰেৰে zibürere		জীবিলাকেৰে zibilakere
locative	জীত zit		জীজনীত zizonit		জীকেইজনীত zikeizonit		জীবোৰত zibürot		জীবিলাকত zibilakot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

(জী (zi) for 1st person is less commonly used. জীয়ৰী (ziri) and ছোৱালী (süali, “girl”) are mostly used.)

Conjugation forms of জী

Person			Cases
			nominative	accusative	dative	terminative	genitive	locative
1st		মোৰ (mür, “my”), আমাৰ (amar, “our”)	জী zi	জীক zik	জীলৈ ziloi	জীলৈকে ziloike	জীৰ zir	জীত zit
2nd	very familiar; inferior	তোৰ (tür, “your”), তহঁতৰ (tohõtor, “your(pl)”)	জীয়েৰ zier	জীয়েৰক zierok	জীয়েৰলৈ zieroloi	জীয়েৰলৈকে zieroloike	জীয়েৰৰ zieror	জীয়েৰত zierot
	familiar	তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”), তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor, “your(pl)”)	জীয়েৰা ziera	জীয়েৰাক zierak	জীয়েৰালৈ zieraloi	জীয়েৰালৈকে zieraloike	জীয়েৰাৰ zierar	জীয়েৰাত zierat
	formal	আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”), আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor, “your(pl)”)	জীয়েক ziek	জীয়েকক ziekok	জীয়েকলৈ ziekoloi	জীয়েকলৈকে ziekoloike	জীয়েকৰ ziekor	জীয়েকত ziekot
3rd	তাৰ (tar, “his”), তাইৰ (tair, “her”), সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor, “their”), তেওঁৰ (teü̃r, “his/her(frm)”) etc

Related terms

• জীয় (zio)
• ঝীয়া (zhia)

See also

• পো (pü)
• পুত (put)

Bengali

Alternative forms

• জ্বী (ji), জি (ji), জ্বি (ji)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

Particle

জী • (ji)

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

   নবীজী

   nobiji

   Holy Prophet (the prophet Muhammad)

   নেতাজী

   netaji

   Respected Leader

2. (formal) used to show politeness in agreement or disagreement - sir, ma'am

   Synonym: আজ্ঞা (ajna)

   জী হ্যাঁ!

   ji hã!

   Yes sir!

   জী না!

   ji na!

   No sir!

3. (by extension) used to show agreement - yes, correct

   Synonym: আজ্ঞা (ajna)

   জী, করা হবে!

   ji, kora hobe!

   Yes, it will be done!