جھوٹا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जुष्ट (juṣṭa). Compare Punjabi جُھوٹھا‎ (jhūṭhā) / Punjabi ਝੂਠਾ (jhūṭhā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

جُھوٹا • (jhūṭā) (Hindi spelling झूठा)

  1. false, untrue
    ‏یہ دھوکے باز نے ہمیںجھوٹی معلومات دی۔‎‎
    This fraud gave us false information.
  2. counterfeit
    ‏تھانے دار نے غدّار سے جھوٹے دستاویز پکڑ لئے۔‎‎
    The policeman seized counterfeit documents from the traitor.

Declension
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)
vocative جھوٹے‎ (jhūṭe) جھوٹے‎ (jhūṭe) جھوٹی‎ (jhūṭī) جھوٹی‎ (jhūṭī)

Synonyms

Noun

جُھوٹا • (jhūṭā) m (feminine جھوٹی‎, Hindi spelling झूठा)

  1. liar, charlatan
    ‏تم جھوٹے ہو۔‎‎ ― You are a liar.

Declension
Declension of جھوٹا
singular plural
direct جھوٹا‎ (jhūṭā) جھوٹے‎ (jhūṭe)
oblique جھوٹے‎ (jhūṭe) جھوٹوں‎ (jhūṭõ)
vocative جھوٹے‎ (jhūṭe) جھوٹو‎ (jhūṭo)
  • جھوٹ‎ (jhūṭ, “lie”)
  • جھوٹ بولنا‎ (jhūṭ bolnā, “to lie”)

References
  • “جھوٹا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جھوٹا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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