God in Different Languages
Discover 'God' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
God
Afrikaans god | ||
Albanian zoti | ||
Amharic እግዚአብሔር | ||
Arabic الله | ||
Armenian աստված | ||
Assamese ঈশ্বৰ | ||
Aymara tata | ||
Azerbaijani allah | ||
Bambara ma | ||
Basque jainkoa | ||
Belarusian божа! | ||
Bengali সৃষ্টিকর্তা | ||
Bhojpuri भगवान | ||
Bosnian bože | ||
Bulgarian бог | ||
Catalan déu | ||
Cebuano dios | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 神 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 神 | ||
Corsican diu | ||
Croatian bog | ||
Czech bůh | ||
Danish gud | ||
Dhivehi ﷲ | ||
Dogri ईश्वर | ||
Dutch god | ||
English god | ||
Esperanto dio | ||
Estonian jumal | ||
Ewe mawu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) diyos | ||
Finnish jumala | ||
French dieu | ||
Frisian god | ||
Galician deus | ||
Georgian ღმერთო | ||
German gott | ||
Greek θεός | ||
Guarani ñandejára | ||
Gujarati ભગવાન | ||
Haitian Creole bondye | ||
Hausa allah | ||
Hawaiian ke akua | ||
Hebrew אלוהים | ||
Hindi परमेश्वर | ||
Hmong vajtswv | ||
Hungarian isten | ||
Icelandic guð | ||
Igbo chineke | ||
Ilocano dios | ||
Indonesian tuhan | ||
Irish dia | ||
Italian dio | ||
Japanese 神 | ||
Javanese gusti allah | ||
Kannada ದೇವರು | ||
Kazakh құдай | ||
Khmer ព្រះ | ||
Kinyarwanda mana | ||
Konkani देव | ||
Korean 하느님 | ||
Krio gɔd | ||
Kurdish xwedê | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خواوەند | ||
Kyrgyz кудай | ||
Lao ພຣະເຈົ້າ | ||
Latin deus | ||
Latvian dievs | ||
Lingala nzambe | ||
Lithuanian dieve | ||
Luganda katonda | ||
Luxembourgish gott | ||
Macedonian боже | ||
Maithili ईश्वर | ||
Malagasy andriamanitra | ||
Malay tuhan | ||
Malayalam ദൈവം | ||
Maltese alla | ||
Maori atua | ||
Marathi देव | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯥꯏ | ||
Mizo pathian | ||
Mongolian бурхан | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဘုရားသခ | ||
Nepali भगवान | ||
Norwegian gud | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mulungu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଭଗବାନ | | ||
Oromo waaqa | ||
Pashto خدایه | ||
Persian خداوند | ||
Polish bóg | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) deus | ||
Punjabi ਰੱਬ | ||
Quechua taytacha | ||
Romanian dumnezeu | ||
Russian бог | ||
Samoan atua | ||
Sanskrit भगवान | ||
Scots Gaelic dia | ||
Sepedi modimo | ||
Serbian бог | ||
Sesotho molimo | ||
Shona mwari | ||
Sindhi خدا | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දෙවියන් වහන්සේ | ||
Slovak bože | ||
Slovenian bog | ||
Somali ilaah | ||
Spanish dios | ||
Sundanese gusti | ||
Swahili mungu | ||
Swedish gud | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) diyos | ||
Tajik худо | ||
Tamil இறைவன் | ||
Tatar алла | ||
Telugu దేవుడు | ||
Thai พระเจ้า | ||
Tigrinya ፈጣሪ | ||
Tsonga xikwembu | ||
Turkish tanrı | ||
Turkmen hudaý | ||
Twi (Akan) nyame | ||
Ukrainian боже | ||
Urdu خدا | ||
Uyghur خۇدا | ||
Uzbek xudo | ||
Vietnamese chúa trời | ||
Welsh duw | ||
Xhosa nguthixo | ||
Yiddish גאָט | ||
Yoruba ọlọrun | ||
Zulu unkulunkulu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, the word "God" is derived from the Middle Dutch "God", which itself originates from the Old High German "Got" and the Proto-Germanic "*ǥuđán". |
| Albanian | "Zot" is a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to call" or “a being called upon". |
| Amharic | The word "እግዚአብሔር" (Egziabeher) in Amharic is derived from the Ge'ez phrase "Egzi'e Abher" meaning "Lord of Creation" |
| Arabic | The term "الله" (Allah) has Semitic roots, with its cognates appearing in other Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Aramaic. |
| Armenian | The word "Աստված" is the Armenian translation of the Greek word "Θεός", which in turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European word "*dyeus" meaning "sky" or "heaven". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "Allah" in Azerbaijani is ultimately derived from the Arabic word for "God," and has no alternate meanings in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The word 'Jainkoa' in Basque may derive from the ancient Basque word 'jaiñ', meaning 'lord' or 'master', and the suffix '-koa' indicating possession. |
| Belarusian | The word "Божа!" is used to express emotions and can mean "God!" or "Gosh!" |
| Bengali | "সৃষ্টিকর্তা" also means "creator" or "cause". |
| Bosnian | The word "Bože" in Bosnian also means "my God" when used in an exclamation or prayer. |
| Bulgarian | The word "Бог" ("God") in Bulgarian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*bogъ", meaning "wealth" or "riches." |
| Catalan | "Déu", like in romance languages, is derived from the Latin "Deus", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déywos, which originally meant "heavenly being" or "day, sky." |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "Dios" also refers to a supreme being or deity, similar to the concept of God in other cultures. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "神" (God) can also mean "spirit" or "immortal". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 神, composed of '示' meaning 'sign' (a sign from Heaven) and '申' meaning 'extend, develop', signifies 'a sign of divine intervention'. |
| Corsican | Diu originates from the Latin word "Deus", meaning "god" or "divine being". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word 'bog' can also refer to a rich or powerful person, or to a deity other than the Christian God. |
| Czech | {"text": "The term "Bůh" originates from the Proto-Slavic "bogъ," meaning "wealth" or "share," signifying God as the source of prosperity and abundance."} |
| Danish | "Gud" in Danish also relates to the Old Norse word "goð," meaning "good" and "divine." |
| Dutch | "God" in Dutch can also refer to a godfather, godmother or godparent. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word 'Dio' is derived from the French word 'Dieu', and is cognate with the English word 'deity'. |
| Estonian | "Jumal" originates from the Proto-Finnic word "*jumala", which could refer to many kinds of spirits, or even a person with a divine or supernatural ability. |
| Finnish | "Jumala" also means "thunder" and "thunderer". |
| French | The word "Dieu" is derived from the Latin word "Deus", which means "god" or "deity". |
| Frisian | The first component of the Frisian word for “God” can alternatively mean “good” in various Germanic languages. |
| Galician | In Galician, "Deus" derives from the Latin word "Deus," signifying "deity," and also carries the meaning of "husband" or "master."} |
| Georgian | "ღმერთო" is derived from the Proto-Kartvelian root *merte, meaning "sky" or "heaven", and is cognate with the Armenian "մերձ" (merc, "near"). |
| German | The German word "Gott" (God) is related to the English word "good" and originally referred to a divine being who protects and supports humans. |
| Greek | The Greek word "Θεός" (Theos) can also refer to a deity, a divine being, or a supernatural power. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word for God, "ભગવાન," derives from Sanskrit, where "bhaga" signifies fortune and "van" denotes possession or ownership. |
| Haitian Creole | "Bondye" can be traced back to the French "Bon Dieu", meaning "Good God", highlighting the influence of French colonialism on Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "Allah" is a general term for a deity, including both the Islamic God and traditional African gods. |
| Hawaiian | The word “Ke Akua” also refers to the power that binds all things together, the source of all that is, within a person or within the universe. |
| Hebrew | The name "אלוהים" (Elohim) in Hebrew means "the Powers" or "the Strong Ones". |
| Hindi | The word "परमेश्वर" is the combination of two words: "परम" ("supreme") and "ईश्वर" ("lord"), meaning the "Supreme Lord". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word for 'God', 'Vajtswv', is a compound word that literally means 'creator god' in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The word "Isten" is derived from the Proto-Uralic word "*iteŋ" ("heaven, god"), the same root as the Finnish word "Itä" ("east"). |
| Icelandic | Guð can also refer to a priest, bishop, or someone highly respected. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "Chineke" is also used as a respectful form of address for an elder or superior. |
| Indonesian | Tuhan also means lord, master, or sovereign in Indonesian. |
| Irish | Irish "Dia" can also mean "day", a "deity", a "shining one", or "the sky". |
| Italian | The term "Dio" in Italian originally referred to the Roman sky god Jupiter, also known as Zeus in Greek mythology. |
| Japanese | The Japanese character 神 (kami) has various readings and meanings, including "spirit," "deity," "god," "sacred," and "divine." |
| Javanese | Gusti Allah is an honorific title used to refer to the Javanese Supreme God, Bathara Guru. |
| Kannada | The word ದೇವರು ('God') can also mean the sun, sky, light, brilliance, or heaven in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, “Құдай” can also mean “sky” and “fate”. |
| Khmer | The word "ព្រះ" can also refer to a Buddha image or a monarch. |
| Korean | The Korean word "하느님" contains the roots "하늘" (heaven) and "님" (master), but can also mean "the Lord" or "the Father". |
| Kurdish | In addition to its meaning of 'God', the term 'xwede' also signifies the Kurdish concept of the supreme deity responsible for creation and universal balance. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "Кудай" also means "heaven" or "sky" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | The word 'Deus' likely originated from the Proto-Indo-European root '*deiwos', meaning 'heavenly'. |
| Latvian | Dievs is derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heaven", and is related to the Greek Zeus, the Roman Jupiter, and the Sanskrit Dyaus. |
| Lithuanian | The word "Dieve" originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *deiwos, meaning "heavenly". In Lithuanian mythology, Dieve is the supreme god, often associated with the sky, thunder, and lightning. |
| Luxembourgish | Gott, in addition to meaning «God,» can mean «sponsor» or «godfather» in certain contexts. |
| Macedonian | The word "Боже" in Macedonian originally meant "lord" or "master" and can also be used to address a priest or bishop. |
| Malagasy | "Andriamanitra" is also used as a respectful term of address for elders, especially those in positions of authority. |
| Malay | The Proto-Austronesian word for God was originally a reference to a type of ancestral shrine, suggesting that the concept of a supreme being evolved from the veneration of ancestors. |
| Malayalam | The word 'ദൈവം' ('God') in Malayalam is derived from 'देव' ('deva') in Sanskrit, and also means 'heaven' and 'sky'. |
| Maltese | The word "Alla" can also be used to refer to a female goddess or a venerated woman. |
| Maori | The word Atua (God) can also refer to an ancestor or a powerful being in Maori culture. |
| Marathi | The word "देव" in Marathi can also refer to "a celestial being" or "a deity", and is derived from the Sanskrit word "deva". |
| Mongolian | The term 'Бурхан' likely originated from the Sanskrit word 'Buddha', meaning 'enlightened one', and is used in Mongolian to refer to deities and divine entities. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The term "ဘုရားသခ" (God) in Myanmar (Burmese) is derived from the Pali word "Bhagavā" and also refers to a "supreme being" or a "lord". |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "भगवान" (God) ultimately derives from the Sanskrit term "Bhagavant" (literally, "possessing opulences"), which also refers to a high spiritual master. |
| Norwegian | The Old Norse word "guð" originally referred to a male deity or a supernatural being. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "Mulungu" can also refer to a tree or spirit, and is related to the word "mulunguzi," meaning "priest" or "healer." |
| Pashto | The word "خدایه" in Pashto can also refer to a "master" or "lord" in a feudal or religious context. |
| Persian | This Persian word for God is an Old Iranian word and was also used in Zoroastrianism. |
| Polish | The Polish word "Bóg" is a cognate of the Proto-Slavic word *bogъ, which referred to a generic deity or supernatural power. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Deus" comes from the Latin word "deus," which derives from the Proto-Indo-European word *deiwos, meaning "celestial, divine being," from the root *dei-, meaning "to shine." |
| Punjabi | The word "ਰੱਬ" (God) derives from the Sanskrit word "देव" (deva), meaning "shining one" or "heavenly being." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "Dumnezeu" is derived from the Vulgar Latin word "Domine Deus" meaning "Lord God". |
| Russian | The Russian word "Бог" (God) is derived from the Proto-Slavic "bogъ", which originally meant "wealth" or "fortune." |
| Samoan | "Atua" also means "spirit" or "sacred thing," and refers to anything that is powerful or has supernatural powers. |
| Scots Gaelic | In place names, "dia" also signifies "a small river" or a low lying or wet place. |
| Serbian | The word 'Бог' ('God') is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'bogъ', which also means 'wealth', 'fortune', and 'prosperity'. |
| Sesotho | 'Molimo' is the Sesotho translation of 'God' and may also refer to the ancestors or those deserving of respect. |
| Shona | "Mwari" in the Shona language can also refer to "rain", "heavens", or "sky" and is possibly connected to the Proto-Bantu word "*mulunga*", a name applied to the supreme deity or spirit, or to thunder. |
| Sindhi | Sindhi word, "خدا" comes from the Arabic word "خُدا," meaning, "Lord or Master." |
| Slovak | The word "Bože" in Slovak is related to the word "boh" in Czech and the word "bog" in Polish, all meaning "God". |
| Slovenian | The word "bog" in Slovenian comes from the Proto-Slavic word "bogъ", which has the same root as the words "bogat" (rich) and "bogatir" (hero) |
| Somali | "Ilaah" is also a name used for the Somali Supreme Court. |
| Spanish | The word "Dios" in Spanish comes from the Latin "Deus", but it also has pre-Roman, Celtic, and Indo-European roots. |
| Sundanese | Although "Gusti" most commonly denotes "God", it can have extended meanings such as a respectful address for an elderly person or an honorific for nobility. |
| Swahili | The word "Mungu" may also refer to spirit, or the supernatural, in Swahili. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, 'Gud' is a contraction of 'den gode', meaning 'the good one'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Diyos" is a Tagalog word for God that descended from the Proto-Austronesian term "*Diyos" that meant "sky father". |
| Tajik | In Zoroastrianism, "Khodo" refers to the wise God, Ahura Mazda, while in Islam, it is used to refer to Allah. |
| Tamil | The word "இறைவன்" ("God" in Tamil) is derived from the root word "இற" ("to go") and can also mean "controller" or "guide." |
| Telugu | The word "దేవుడు" in Telugu can also mean "heaven" or "the state of being divine". |
| Thai | พระเจ้า (Phra Chao) also means "king" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "deva," meaning "shining one" or "heavenly being." |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "Tanrı" is cognate with the Mongolian word "Tengri," meaning "heaven" or "sky." |
| Ukrainian | Etymology: from Old Slavic "bogь" meaning "riches", "abundance". |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "خدا" (Khuda) originates from the Persian word "خدای" (Khuday), which in turn comes from the Proto-Indo-Iranian "*h₂éw₂tās". This root word also gives rise to the Sanskrit "devá", meaning "a deity". In some contexts, "خدا" can also refer to "lord", "master", or "husband". |
| Uzbek | "Xudo" is also used to refer to Buddha in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | "Chúa Trời" is often translated as "God," but literally means "Lord of Heaven". |
| Welsh | "Duw" is a cognate of the Irish "Dia" and the Latin "Deus". |
| Xhosa | The term 'uThixo' is derived from the word 'thixo', which refers to 'heavenly bodies', 'sky', and 'a supreme being' |
| Yiddish | "גאָט" is also used in Yiddish as a euphemism for "damn" or "hell." |
| Yoruba | The term can refer to multiple deities and not solely the Supreme Being. |
| Zulu | The word 'UNkulunkulu' is also used to refer to an ancestral spirit or to thunder. |
| English | The word "God" is derived from the Old English word "god", which originally meant "a supernatural being" or "a deity". Later, it came to be used exclusively for the Christian God. |