Jedi

Coined by American filmmaker George Lucas as early as 1973 (in the manuscript Journal of the Whills) and first used in his 1977 film Star Wars. Said to have been adapted from Japanese 時代劇 (jidaigeki, “‘period drama’ motion pictures about samurai”), or perhaps inspired by the words Jed (King) and Jeddak (Emperor) in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which Lucas had considered adapting to film. Another potential influence on the word "Jedi" is Hebrew ידיד (yadíd, “beloved; male friend”). In 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.^[1]

• enPR: jĕdʹī, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛd.aɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Hyphenation: Jed‧i

Jedi (plural Jedi or (rare) Jedis)

1. (Star Wars) One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jedi.
2. (religion) A follower of Jediism.

• Jedi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): /dʒɛ.daj/ ~ /dʒe.daj/

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Jedi m (plural Jedis or Jedi)

1. (Star Wars) Jedi

Unadapted borrowing from English Jedi.

Jedi m (plural Jedis or Jedi)

1. (Star Wars) Jedi

Jedi m (plural Jedis)

1. (Star Wars) Jedi (a fictional order of beings)