جھوٹھ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जुष्ट (juṣṭa, “the remnants of a meal”). Cognate with Urdu جھوٹ‎ (jhūṭ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu˨ːʈʰə̆/
Phonetic: cū̀ṭhă

Noun

جُھوٹھ • (jhūṭh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਝੂਠ)

lie, fib
‏جُھوٹھ ماردا پْیا وے!‎‎
jhūṭh mārdā pya ve!
He's bloody lying!

Synonym: کُوڑ‎ (kūṛ)

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, 2023
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “جھُوٹھ‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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