जीवी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जीविन् (jīvin). By surface analysis, जीव (jīv, “life, soul, lifeforce”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiː.ʋiː/
- Rhymes: -iːʋiː
Adjective
जीवी • (jīvī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جِیوِی)
- living, alive
- living on, living by means of
Derived terms
- -जीवी (-jīvī)
Noun
जीवी • (jīvī) m (Urdu spelling جِیوِی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जीवी jīvī |
जीवी jīvī |
| oblique | जीवी jīvī |
जीवियों jīviyõ |
| vocative | जीवी jīvī |
जीवियो jīviyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जीवी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1775
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जीवी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 376
- Platts, John T. (1884), “جيوي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 415
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जीविन् (jīvin).
Noun
जीवी • (jīvī) m