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!
    jhūṭh mārdā pyا ve!
    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], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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