झूठ

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

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒʱuːʈʰ/

Noun

झूठ • (jhūṭh) m (Urdu spelling جھوٹھ‎)

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 (darōġ)

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.

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