جھوٹھ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀛𑀽𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*jhūṭṭha). Cognate with Hindi झूठ (jhūṭh) / Urdu جھوٹ (jhūṭ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: cū̀ṭhă IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuː˥˩ʈʰə̆/
Rhymes: -uː˨ʈʰ

Noun

جُھوٹھ • (jhūṭh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਝੂਠ)

lie (ie. a fib; something not true)
Synonym: کُوڑ (kūṛ)

جُھوٹھ ماردا پْیا وے!
He's bloody lying!

Declension

Declension of **جھوٹھ**
	singular	plural
direct	جُھوٹھ (jhūṭh)	جُھوٹھ (jhūṭh)
oblique	جُھوٹھ (jhūṭh)	جُھوٹھاں (jhūṭhāṉ)
vocative	جُھوٹھا (jhūṭhā)	جُھوٹھو (jhūṭho)
ablative	جُھوٹھوں (jhūṭhoṉ)	جُھوٹھاں (jhūṭhāṉ)
locative	جُھوٹھے (jhūṭhe)	جُھوٹھِیں (jhūṭhīṉ)
instrumental	جُھوٹھوں (jhūṭhoṉ)	–

Related terms

جُھوٹھا m (jhūṭhā), جُھوٹھی f (jhūṭhī, “liar”)
جُھوٹھ مارنا (jhūṭh mārnā, “to lie”)

References

“جُھوٹھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جھُوٹھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱuːʈʰ/

Noun

جُھوٹھ • (jhūṭh) m (Hindi spelling झूठ)

(dated) alternative form of جُھوٹ (jhūṭ, “lie”)

Further reading

“جھوٹھ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“جھوٹھ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.