झूठ

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

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀛𑀽𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*jhūṭṭha), related to Parachi [script needed] (ǰuṭ, “concealed”) and [script needed] (ǰuṭī, “theft”), with further origin unknown. Given the retroflex consonant 𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ṭṭh), origin from a local substrate is likely.

Cognate with Gujarati જુઠું (juṭhũ), Punjabi ਝੂਠ (jhūṭh), Bengali ঝুঁঠ (jhũṭh) and Odia ଝୁଠ (jhuṭhô).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) 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 (masc cons-stem)

	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.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhūṭṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 299