Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

جُھوٹھ (jhūṭhm (Gurmukhi spelling ਝੂਠ)

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

Declension edit

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)

Related terms edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

جُھوٹھ (jhūṭhm (Hindi spelling झूठ)

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

Further reading edit

  • 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.