Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/jhooth/ ਝ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਝੂਠ jhooth Say it**JHOOTH, rhymes with the English word "truth", starting with a breathy jh sound**Type**Noun** In short Jhooth (ਝੂਠ) is the Punjabi word for a lie, a statement spoken while knowing it is not true. It is the everyday opposite of ਸੱਚ (sach, truth). From a parent's warning "jhooth na bolo" (don't tell lies) to talk of false rumours and false accusations, jhooth covers every kind of falsehood in Punjabi speech. ## How it's used 1. 1ਉਹ ਜੋ ਕਹਿ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ, ਸਭ ਝੂਠ ਸੀ।What he was saying was all a lie. 2. 2ਝੂਠ ਨਾ ਬੋਲੋ, ਸੱਚ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਜਿੱਤਦਾ ਹੈ।Don't tell lies; truth always wins. 3. 3ਮਾਂ ਨੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਝੂਠ ਬੋਲਣ 'ਤੇ ਝਿੜਕਿਆ।Mother scolded the child for telling a lie. Show 1 more example 1. 4ਉਸ 'ਤੇ ਲੱਗਾ ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਝੂਠਾ ਨਿਕਲਿਆ।The accusation against him turned out to be completely false. _jhootha here works as an adjective, false_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਝੂਠ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ, ਕੂੜ, ਝੂਠੀ ਗੱਲ, ਉਹ ਗੱਲ ਜੋ ਜਾਣ-ਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਸੱਚ ਤੋਂ ਉਲਟ ਕਹੀ ਜਾਵੇ। ਇਹ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਬੋਲ-ਚਾਲ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸੱਚ ਦਾ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਉਲਟ ਹੈ। ਮਾਪੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ, "ਝੂਠ ਨਾ ਬੋਲੋ", ਦੋਸਤ ਆਪਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਬੇਈਮਾਨੀ ਦੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਝੂਠ ਤੋਂ ਬਣਿਆ ਸ਼ਬਦ "ਝੂਠਾ" ਹੈ, ਝੂਠਾ ਬੰਦਾ ਭਾਵ ਝੂਠ ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲਾ, ਅਤੇ ਝੂਠਾ ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ ਭਾਵ ਗਲਤ ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ। ## Meaning ਝੂਠ (jhooth) means a lie in Punjabi, a statement someone makes while knowing it is not true. It is the everyday word for falsehood, the opposite of ਸੱਚ (sach, truth). You hear it in homes, schools and panchayat debates. "Jhooth na bolo", don't tell lies, is one of the first moral lessons a Punjabi child hears. ## How Punjabis use it Jhooth itself is a noun, "eh jhooth hai" means "this is a lie". The verb phrase is jhooth bolna, to tell a lie. From the same root comes jhootha, which works two ways: as a noun it means a liar ("jhootha banda", a lying person), and as an adjective it means false ("jhootha ilzaam", a false accusation). In homes, classrooms and panchayat debates alike, calling something jhooth is the plainest way to say it is not true. The word also appears in sayings about honesty. Elders warn that "jhooth de pair nahin hunde", a lie has no legs, meaning falsehood cannot stand for long. The pairing of jhooth with its opposite, sach, runs through everyday speech: people contrast the two constantly, because in Punjabi moral talk, truth and lies are always weighed against each other. ## What does jhooth mean in Punjabi? Jhooth (ਝੂਠ) means a lie or falsehood, a statement made while knowing it is untrue. It is the direct opposite of sach (ਸੱਚ), truth, and the two words are constantly paired in Punjabi speech about honesty. ## How do you say "don't lie" in Punjabi? "Jhooth na bolo" (ਝੂਠ ਨਾ ਬੋਲੋ), bolo is the polite imperative of bolna, to speak. With a child or a close friend you will also hear the familiar form "jhooth na bol". Both are among the most common corrections in a Punjabi household. ## Is jhooth a noun or a verb? Jhooth is a noun meaning a lie. To tell a lie is the verb phrase jhooth bolna. The related word jhootha does double duty: as a noun it means a liar, and as an adjective it means false, as in "jhootha ilzaam", a false accusation. ## What is the difference between jhooth and kood? Kood (ਕੂੜ) is the older, literary word for falsehood, familiar from Gurbani and classical Punjabi. Jhooth is the everyday spoken word for the same idea, the one you hear in homes, markets and films. ## ਝੂਠ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਝੂਠ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ ਕੂੜ ਜਾਂ ਝੂਠੀ ਗੱਲ, ਉਹ ਗੱਲ ਜੋ ਜਾਣ-ਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਸੱਚ ਤੋਂ ਉਲਟ ਕਹੀ ਜਾਵੇ। ਇਹ ਸੱਚ ਦਾ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਉਲਟ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ## "ਝੂਠ ਨਾ ਬੋਲੋ" ਦਾ ਕੀ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ? ਇਸ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ "ਕੂੜ ਨਾ ਬੋਲੋ", ਝੂਠ ਨਾ ਕਹੋ। ਮਾਪੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਸਿਖਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਸੱਚ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਘਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਆਮ ਸਿਖਿਆਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਸੱਚsachTruth; the truth](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sach/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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