جھوٹھ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: cū̀ṭhă IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu˨ːʈʰə̆/
• Rhymes: -uː˨ʈʰ

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)

Related terms

• 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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱuːʈʰ/

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.