मिथ्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथ्या (mithyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মিথ্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬶᬣ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• মিথ্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰰𑰞𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀺𑀣𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မိထျာ (Burmese script)
• મિથ્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਮਿਥ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌿𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦶꦡꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂱𑂟𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಿಥ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• មិថ្យា (Khmer script)
• ມິຖ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• മിഥ്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡳᡨᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘱𑘞𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠢᠲᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧒𑦾𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐶𑐠𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମିଥ୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢶꢢ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆴𑆡𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖰𑖞𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මිථ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩑𑩬 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚮𑚚𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• மித்²யா (Tamil script)
• మిథ్యా (Telugu script)
• มิถฺยา (Thai script)
• མི་ཐྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒱𑒟𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨁𑨚𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mēwHdʰ- (“to complain or care about something”). Compare with Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “tale, legend”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mitʰ.jɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mit̪ʰ.jɑː/

Noun

मिथ्या • (mithyā) stem, f

1. illusion
2. a lie
3. falsedom, fallacy
4. trickery, deceit

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मिथ्या

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मिथ्या (mithyā)	मिथ्ये (mithye)	मिथ्याः (mithyāḥ)
vocative	मिथ्ये (mithye)	मिथ्ये (mithye)	मिथ्याः (mithyāḥ)
accusative	मिथ्याम् (mithyām)	मिथ्ये (mithye)	मिथ्याः (mithyāḥ)
instrumental	मिथ्यया (mithyayā) मिथ्या¹ (mithyā¹)	मिथ्याभ्याम् (mithyābhyām)	मिथ्याभिः (mithyābhiḥ)
dative	मिथ्यायै (mithyāyai)	मिथ्याभ्याम् (mithyābhyām)	मिथ्याभ्यः (mithyābhyaḥ)
ablative	मिथ्यायाः (mithyāyāḥ) मिथ्यायै² (mithyāyai²)	मिथ्याभ्याम् (mithyābhyām)	मिथ्याभ्यः (mithyābhyaḥ)
genitive	मिथ्यायाः (mithyāyāḥ) मिथ्यायै² (mithyāyai²)	मिथ्ययोः (mithyayoḥ)	मिथ्यानाम् (mithyānām)
locative	मिथ्यायाम् (mithyāyām)	मिथ्ययोः (mithyayoḥ)	मिथ्यासु (mithyāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• मिथक (mithaka, “imaginary, mythical”)
• मिथ्यापूर्ण (mithyāpūrṇa, “filled with illusion”)

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (micchā)
  • Assamese: মিছা (misa)
  • Bengali: মিছা (micha)
  • Sylheti: ꠝꠤꠍꠣ (misá)
• → Malayalam: മിഥ്യ (mithya)
• → Hindi: मिथ्या (mithyā), मिथ्य (mithya, “(slang) a lie”)
• ⇒ Kannada: ಮಿಥ್ಯೆ (mithye)