मिथ्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथ्या (mithyā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɪt̪ʰ.jɑː/, [mɪt̪ʰ.jäː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

मिथ्या • (mithyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling متھیا)

  1. false, spurious, delusory
    यह व्यक्ति मिथ्या अभिमान से भरा है।
    yah vyakti mithyā abhimān se bharā hai.
    This man is full of false pride.

Antonyms

Noun

मिथ्या • (mithyā) f

  1. illusion
  2. fallacy

Declension

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मिथ्या”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मिथ्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mēwHdʰ- (to complain or care about something). Compare with Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, tale, legend).

Pronunciation

Noun

मिथ्या • (mithyā) stem, f

  1. illusion
  2. a lie
  3. falsedom, fallacy
  4. trickery, deceit

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मिथ्या (mithyā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मिथ्या
mithyā
मिथ्ये
mithye
मिथ्याः
mithyāḥ
Vocative मिथ्ये
mithye
मिथ्ये
mithye
मिथ्याः
mithyāḥ
Accusative मिथ्याम्
mithyām
मिथ्ये
mithye
मिथ्याः
mithyāḥ
Instrumental मिथ्यया / मिथ्या¹
mithyayā / mithyā¹
मिथ्याभ्याम्
mithyābhyām
मिथ्याभिः
mithyābhiḥ
Dative मिथ्यायै
mithyāyai
मिथ्याभ्याम्
mithyābhyām
मिथ्याभ्यः
mithyābhyaḥ
Ablative मिथ्यायाः / मिथ्यायै²
mithyāyāḥ / mithyāyai²
मिथ्याभ्याम्
mithyābhyām
मिथ्याभ्यः
mithyābhyaḥ
Genitive मिथ्यायाः / मिथ्यायै²
mithyāyāḥ / mithyāyai²
मिथ्ययोः
mithyayoḥ
मिथ्यानाम्
mithyānām
Locative मिथ्यायाम्
mithyāyām
मिथ्ययोः
mithyayoḥ
मिथ्यासु
mithyāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (micchā)
  • Malayalam: മിഥ്യ (mithya)
  • Hindi: मिथ्या (mithyā), मिथ्य (mithya, (slang) a lie)
  • Kannada: ಮಿಥ್ಯೆ (mithye)
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