جھوٹھ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀛𑀽𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*jhūṭṭha). Cognate with Hindi झूठ (jhūṭh) / Urdu جھوٹ‎ (jhūṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

جُھوٹھ • (jhūṭh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਝੂਠ)

  1. lie, fib
    Synonym: کُوڑ‎ (kūṛ)
    ‏جُھوٹھ ماردا پْیا وے!‎‎
    He's bloody lying!

Declension
Declension of جھوٹھ‎
dir. sg. جُھوٹھ‎ (jhūṭh)
dir. pl. جُھوٹھ‎ (jhūṭh)
singular plural
direct جُھوٹھ‎ (jhūṭh) جُھوٹھ‎ (jhūṭh)
oblique جُھوٹھ‎ (jhūṭh) جُھوٹھاں‎ (jhūṭhāṉ)
vocative جُھوٹھا‎ (jhūṭhā) جُھوٹھو‎ (jhūṭho)
ablative جُھوٹھوں‎ (jhūṭhoṉ) —
locative جُھوٹھے‎ (jhūṭhe) جُھوٹھِیں‎ (jhūṭhīṉ)
instrumental جُھوٹھے‎ (jhūṭhe) جُھوٹھِیں‎ (jhūṭhīṉ)
  • جُھوٹھا‎ m (jhūṭhā), جُھوٹھی‎ f (jhūṭhī, “liar”)
  • جُھوٹھ مارنا‎ (jhūṭh mārnā, “to lie”)

References
  • “جُھوٹھ‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “جھُوٹھ‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Pronunciation

Noun

جُھوٹھ • (jhūṭh) m (Hindi spelling झूठ)

  1. (dated) Alternative form of جُھوٹ‎ (jhūṭ, “lie”)

Further reading
  • “جھوٹھ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جھوٹھ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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