ځی — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
ځی (jay) is a Pashto n-m meaning “(suffix denoting a place)” in English او په اردو کې د «لاحق، گھر، سال» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form ځیو.
Meanings · Entry 11
ماناوې او تعریفونهاټوځی
“bazaar”
ځ پشتو زبان کا ایک منفرد حرف ہے۔
Proverbs (Mataloona)1 unique
ولسي متلونه«چې نه ځی په شا به دی کم چی نه خوری څه به دی کم.»
“What does not go back decreases you, what you do not eat decreases you.”
جو پیچھے نہ جائے وہ تیرا نقصان ہے، جو نہ کھائے وہ تیری کمی ہے۔
Grammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir/Obl Plural (-i) | ځي | jayī |
Obl Plural (-o) | ځو | jayo |
Vocative Singular (-ya) | ځیه | jayya |
Vocative Plural (-yo) | ځیو | jayyo |
Examples from corpora7
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
ځ د پښتو ژبې یو ځانګړی توری دی.
“Dzə is a unique letter of the Pashto language.”
ځ پشتو زبان کا ایک منفرد حرف ہے۔
ته چېرته ځې؟
“Where are you going?”
تم کہاں جا رہے ہو؟
تاسو ټول اوس کور ته ځی.
“You all go home now.”
آپ سب اب گھر جائیں۔
د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)کتل ▼
Origin Unknown
Homograph 2; Flagged: origin unknown
ـځی (suffix · Entry 2)
Meanings · Entry 21
ماناوې او تعریفونهځ د پښتو ژبې یو ځانګړی توری دی.
“Dzə is a unique letter of the Pashto language.”
ځ پشتو زبان کا ایک منفرد حرف ہے۔
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword ځی (jay) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.