मिथ्या

मिथ्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथ्या (mithyā), from Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ- (“to complain or care about something”). Compare with Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “tale, legend”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɪt̪ʰ.jɑː/, [mɪt̪ʰ.jäː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

मिथ्या • (mithyā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling متھیا‎)

1. false, spurious, delusory

   यह व्यक्ति मिथ्या अभिमान से भरा है।

   yah vyakti mithyā abhimān se bharā hai.

   This man is full of false pride.

Antonyms

• सच्चा (saccā)

Noun

मिथ्या • (mithyā) f

1. illusion
2. fallacy

Declension

Declension of मिथ्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मिथ्या mithyā	मिथ्याएँ mithyāẽ
oblique	मिथ्या mithyā	मिथ्याओं mithyāõ
vocative	मिथ्या mithyā	मिथ्याओ mithyāo

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मिथ्या”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मिथ्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.