मिथ्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथ्या (mithyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

• सच्चा (saccā)

Noun

मिथ्या • (mithyā) f

1. illusion
2. fallacy

Declension

Declension of मिथ्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मिथ्या mithyā	मिथ्याएँ mithyāẽ
oblique	मिथ्या mithyā	मिथ्याओं mithyāõ
vocative	मिथ्या mithyā	मिथ्याओ mithyāo

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

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মিথ্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬶᬣ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• মিথ্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰰𑰞𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀺𑀣𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မိထျာ (Burmese script)
• મિથ્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਿਥ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌿𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦶꦡꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂱𑂟𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಿಥ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• មិថ្យា (Khmer script)
• ມິຖ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• മിഥ്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡳᡨᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘱𑘞𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠢᠲᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧒𑦾𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐶𑐠𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମିଥ୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢶꢢ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆴𑆡𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖰𑖞𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මිථ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩑𑩬 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚮𑚚𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• மித்²யா (Tamil script)
• మిథ్యా (Telugu script)
• มิถฺยา (Thai script)
• མི་ཐྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒱𑒟𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨁𑨚𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mitʰ.jɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mit̪ʰ.jɑː/

Noun

मिथ्या • (mithyā) stem, f

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

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मिथ्या

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मिथ्या (mithyā)	मिथ्ये (mithye)	मिथ्याः (mithyāḥ)
accusative	मिथ्याम् (mithyām)	मिथ्ये (mithye)	मिथ्याः (mithyāḥ)
instrumental	मिथ्यया (mithyayā) मिथ्या¹ (mithyā¹)	मिथ्याभ्याम् (mithyābhyām)	मिथ्याभिः (mithyābhiḥ)
dative	मिथ्यायै (mithyāyai)	मिथ्याभ्याम् (mithyābhyām)	मिथ्याभ्यः (mithyābhyaḥ)
ablative	मिथ्यायाः (mithyāyāḥ) मिथ्यायै² (mithyāyai²)	मिथ्याभ्याम् (mithyābhyām)	मिथ्याभ्यः (mithyābhyaḥ)
genitive	मिथ्यायाः (mithyāyāḥ) मिथ्यायै² (mithyāyai²)	मिथ्ययोः (mithyayoḥ)	मिथ्यानाम् (mithyānām)
locative	मिथ्यायाम् (mithyāyām)	मिथ्ययोः (mithyayoḥ)	मिथ्यासु (mithyāsu)
vocative	मिथ्ये (mithye)	मिथ्ये (mithye)	मिथ्याः (mithyāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• मिथक (mithaka, “imaginary, mythical”)
• मिथ्यापूर्ण (mithyāpūrṇa, “filled with illusion”)

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (micchā)
  • Assamese: মিছা (misa)
  • Bengali: মিছা (micha)
  • Sylheti: ꠝꠤꠍꠣ (misá)
• → Malayalam: മിഥ്യ (mithya)
• → Hindi: मिथ्या (mithyā), मिथ्य (mithya, “(slang) a lie”)
• ⇒ Kannada: ಮಿಥ್ಯೆ (mithye)