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جھوٹا

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Urdu

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit जुष्ट (juṣṭa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́uṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́uštás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵus-tó-s, from *ǵews- (to try, taste). Compare Punjabi جُھوٹھا / ਝੂਠਾ (jhūṭhā).

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    جُھوٹا (jhūṭā) (feminine جھوٹی (jhoṭī), Hindi spelling झूठा)

    1. false, untrue
      یہ دھوکے باز نے ہَمیں جُھوٹی مَعلُومات دی۔
      ye dhoke bāz ne hamẽ jhūṭī ma'lūmāt dī.
      This fraud gave us false information.
    2. counterfeit
      تھانے دار نے غَدّار سے جُھوٹے دَسْتاویز پَکَڑ لِئے۔
      thāne dār ne ġaddār se jhūṭe dastāvez pakaṛ lie.
      The policeman seized counterfeit documents from the traitor.

    Declension

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    Declension of جھوٹا
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    direct جھوٹا (jhūṭā) جھوٹے (jhūṭe) جھوٹی (jhūṭī) جھوٹی (jhūṭī)
    indirect جھوٹے (jhūṭe) جھوٹے (jhūṭe) جھوٹی (jhūṭī) جھوٹی (jhūṭī)

    Synonyms

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    Noun

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    جُھوٹا (jhūṭām (female equivalent جھوٹی (jhoṭī), Hindi spelling झूठा)

    1. liar, charlatan
      تُم جُھوٹے ہو۔tum jhūṭe ho.You are a liar.

    Declension

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    Declension of جھوٹا
    singular plural
    direct جھوٹا (jhūṭā) جھوٹے (jhūṭe)
    oblique جھوٹے (jhūṭe) جھوٹوں (jhūṭõ)
    vocative جھوٹے (jhūṭe) جھوٹو (jhūṭo)
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    References

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    • جھوٹا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • جھوٹا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.