jismi

Jismi is an adjective used in Urdu and Hindi to mean bodily or physical. It is derived from the Arabic noun jism, meaning body, with the adjectival suffix -i, and is commonly written in Urdu as جسمی. In romanization it appears as jismi, jismī, or sometimes jasmī.

In these languages, jismi describes physical or corporeal aspects of a person, object, or phenomenon. It is often used to distinguish physical form or bodily characteristics from non-physical or spiritual qualities. The term can appear in everyday speech, literature, philosophy, and medical or scientific contexts to indicate something related to the body.

Usage nuances: jismi emphasizes the material, tangible side of a subject. It may be contrasted with ruhani or nafsi concepts that refer to the spiritual or mental dimensions, depending on the context. The word can modify nouns to convey attributes such as physical form, appearance, or bodily processes.

Variants and related terms: the root noun jism means "body," while jismi serves as a descriptive form. Other related terms in the same semantic field include transliterations that reflect Urdu pronunciation, such as jismi or jismī.

See also: Jism (body); bodily, physical in other languages.