झूठ

See also: झूठे, झूठी, झूठो, झूठों, and झूठा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit जुष्ट (juṣṭa, “the remnants of a meal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱuːʈʰ/

Noun

झूठ • (jhūṭh) m (Urdu spelling جھوٹھ‎)

1. lie, falsehood

   वह धोखेबाज़ हमेशा झूठ बोलता है।

   vah dhokhebāz hameśā jhūṭh boltā hai.

   That fraud always (tells) lies.

   झूठ के पाँव नहीं होते।

   jhūṭh ke pā̃v nahī̃ hote.

   A lie has no legs to stand upon.

Declension

Declension of झूठ
	Singular	Plural
Direct	झूठ (jhūṭh)	झूठ (jhūṭh)
Oblique	झूठ (jhūṭh)	झूठों (jhūṭhõ)
Vocative	झूठ (jhūṭh)	झूठो (jhūṭho)

Synonyms

• (uncommon): असत्य (asatya)
• (uncommon): दरोग़ (daroġ)

Derived terms

• झूठ बोलना (jhūṭh bolnā)
• झूठमूठ (jhūṭhmūṭh)

Related terms

• झूठा (jhūṭhā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “झूठ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “झूठ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.