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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit जुष्ट (juṣṭa). Compare Punjabi جُھوٹھا (jhūṭhā) / Punjabi ਝੂਠਾ (jhūṭhā).
Pronunciation
Adjective
جُھوٹا • (jhūṭā) (feminine جھوٹی (jhoṭī), Hindi spelling झूठा)
- false, untrue
یہ دھوکے باز نے ہَمیں جُھوٹی مَعلُومات دی۔- ye dhoke bāz ne hamẽ jhūṭī ma'lūmāt dī.
- This fraud gave us false information.
- counterfeit
تھانے دار نے غَدّار سے جُھوٹے دَسْتاویز پَکَّڑ لِئے۔- thāne dār ne ġaddār se jhūṭe dastāvez pakkaṛ lie.
- The policeman seized counterfeit documents from the traitor.
Declension
Synonyms
Noun
جُھوٹا • (jhūṭā) m (feminine جھوٹی (jhoṭī), Hindi spelling झूठा)
- liar, charlatan
- تُم جُھوٹے ہو۔ ― tum jhūṭe ho. ― You are a liar.
Declension
| Declension of جھوٹا
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singular
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plural
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جھوٹا (jhūṭā)
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جھوٹے (jhūṭe)
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| oblique
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جھوٹے (jhūṭe)
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جھوٹوں (jhūṭõ)
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| vocative
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جھوٹے (jhūṭe)
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جھوٹو (jhūṭo)
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References
- “جھوٹا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “جھوٹا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.