Jedi

jedi jedí JEDI English thumb|Emblem of the Jedi Order. Etymology en American filmmaker George Lucas as early as 1973 (in the manuscript Journal of the Whills), and first used in his 1977 film Star Wars (film) Star Wars. Several inspirations have been proposed: en ja 時代劇 jidaigeki ‘period drama’ motion pictures about samurai Jed (King) and Jeddak (Emperor) in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which Lucas had considered adapting to film en he ידיד yadíd beloved; male friendIn his book The Secret History of Star Wars, Michael Kaminski suggests that Lucas may have been influenced by this term when creating the name for his knights. Kaminski notes that Lucas has cited Jewish mysticism as an inspiration for his work, and that he may have been drawn to the idea of his heroes being beloved protectors. (Kaminski, Michael. The Secret History of Star Wars.) en egy ḏdj#Proper noun Ḏ(j)dj the fictional Ancient Egyptian magician Djedi he who endures Pronunciation jĕdʹī, en /ˈd͡ʒɛd.aɪ/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Jedi.wav US en aɪ 2 en Jed i Noun * s<l:rare> en Star Wars One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force. en en religion A follower of Jediism. Derived terms en Jedi flip Jedi flipping Jedicide Jediism Jediist Jedi Knight Jedi Master Jedi mind trick Translations one of a fictional order of beings Arabic: ar جَدَيْ m Bulgarian: bg джеда́й m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 絕地 Juédì, cmn 傑迪 Jiédí, cmn 齋殆 Zhāidài Esperanto: eo Ĵedajo French: fr Jedi m German: de Jedi m Hindi: hi जेडाई Japanese: ja ジェダイ Jedai Korean: ko ^제다이 Latvian: lv Džedaja Marathi: mr जेडाय Navajo: nv Adinídíín Neitinígíí Polish: pl Jedi m Portuguese: pt Jedi m Russian: ru джеда́й m, ru дже́дай m Serbo-Croatian: sh džedaj Spanish: es Jedi m Thai: th เจได Ukrainian: uk джеда́й m, uk дже́дай m See also References en terms derived from Star Wars en Fictional abilities Fictional characters People French fr: Pronunciation [J:Dj,e:e_,i:a[j]] fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-Jedi.wav <<France>> (<<Brétigny-sur-Orge>>) Noun m +,# fr Star Wars en Jedi German Etymology de :bor en:Jedi From de en Jedi. Pronunciation de /ˈjeːdi(ː)/ Noun m,s,s de Star Wars en Jedi Declension m,s,s Derived terms de Jediismus Jedi-Meister Jedi-Orden Jedi-Padawan Jedi-Ritter Jedi-Robe Portuguese Etymology pt :ubor en:Jedi + 1 Pronunciation Jèdai Noun m +,# pt Star Wars en Jedi pt terms derived from Star Wars pt Fictional abilities Fictional characters People Star Wars Spanish Noun m es Star Wars en Jedi a fictional order of beings