Supreme in Different Languages
Discover 'Supreme' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Supreme
Afrikaans hoogste | ||
Albanian suprem | ||
Amharic ከፍተኛ | ||
Arabic أعلى فائق | ||
Armenian գերագույն | ||
Assamese পৰম | ||
Aymara jach’a jach’a | ||
Azerbaijani ali | ||
Bambara supreme (sɔrɔba). | ||
Basque gorena | ||
Belarusian вярхоўны | ||
Bengali সুপ্রিম | ||
Bhojpuri सुप्रीम के बा | ||
Bosnian vrhovni | ||
Bulgarian върховен | ||
Catalan suprem | ||
Cebuano supremo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 最高 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 最高 | ||
Corsican suprema | ||
Croatian vrhovni | ||
Czech nejvyšší | ||
Danish højeste | ||
Dhivehi ސުޕްރީމް | ||
Dogri परम | ||
Dutch opperste | ||
English supreme | ||
Esperanto supera | ||
Estonian kõrgeim | ||
Ewe kɔkɔetɔ kekeake | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) supremo | ||
Finnish ylin | ||
French suprême | ||
Frisian supreme | ||
Galician supremo | ||
Georgian უზენაესი | ||
German höchste | ||
Greek ανώτατος | ||
Guarani supremo rehegua | ||
Gujarati સુપ્રીમ | ||
Haitian Creole siprèm | ||
Hausa mafi girma | ||
Hawaiian kiekie | ||
Hebrew עֶלִיוֹן | ||
Hindi सुप्रीम | ||
Hmong tshaj | ||
Hungarian legfőbb | ||
Icelandic hæstv | ||
Igbo kasị elu | ||
Ilocano katan-okan | ||
Indonesian tertinggi | ||
Irish uachtarach | ||
Italian supremo | ||
Japanese 最高 | ||
Javanese sing paling dhuwur | ||
Kannada ಸುಪ್ರೀಂ | ||
Kazakh жоғары | ||
Khmer ឧត្តម | ||
Kinyarwanda isumbabyose | ||
Konkani सर्वोच्च | ||
Korean 최고 | ||
Krio di wan we pas ɔlman | ||
Kurdish bilindtirîn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) باڵا | ||
Kyrgyz жогорку | ||
Lao ຊາຊົນສູງສຸດ | ||
Latin summa | ||
Latvian augstākais | ||
Lingala suprême ya likolo | ||
Lithuanian aukščiausias | ||
Luganda ow’oku ntikko | ||
Luxembourgish ieweschte | ||
Macedonian врховниот | ||
Maithili परम | ||
Malagasy faratampony | ||
Malay tertinggi | ||
Malayalam പരമോന്നത | ||
Maltese suprem | ||
Maori tino nui | ||
Marathi सर्वोच्च | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯨꯞꯔꯤꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo supreme a ni | ||
Mongolian дээд | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အဓိပတိ | ||
Nepali सर्वोच्च | ||
Norwegian supreme | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wam'mwambamwamba | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚ | ||
Oromo ol'aanaa | ||
Pashto عالي | ||
Persian عالی | ||
Polish najwyższy | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) supremo | ||
Punjabi ਸੁਪਰੀਮ | ||
Quechua supremo nisqa | ||
Romanian suprem | ||
Russian высший | ||
Samoan silisili | ||
Sanskrit परमम् | ||
Scots Gaelic supreme | ||
Sepedi e phahameng ka ho fetisisa | ||
Serbian врховни | ||
Sesotho ea holimo-limo | ||
Shona wepamusorosoro | ||
Sindhi سپريم | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උත්තරීතර | ||
Slovak najvyšší | ||
Slovenian vrhovni | ||
Somali sare | ||
Spanish supremo | ||
Sundanese nu pang luhur | ||
Swahili mkuu | ||
Swedish överlägsen | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kataas-taasan | ||
Tajik олӣ | ||
Tamil உச்ச | ||
Tatar supremeгары | ||
Telugu సుప్రీం | ||
Thai สุพรีม | ||
Tigrinya ላዕለዋይ | ||
Tsonga lexi tlakukeke | ||
Turkish yüce | ||
Turkmen beýik | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔkorɔn sen biara | ||
Ukrainian верховний | ||
Urdu سپریم | ||
Uyghur ئالىي | ||
Uzbek oliy | ||
Vietnamese tối cao | ||
Welsh goruchaf | ||
Xhosa ephakamileyo | ||
Yiddish העכסטע | ||
Yoruba atobiju | ||
Zulu ophakeme |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Hoogste's second meaning is 'highest point or degree'. |
| Albanian | Suprem is also used to mean "ceiling" in Albanian, which is probably derived from its original meaning of "top". |
| Amharic | ከፍተኛ, derived from ከፍል, can also refer to "part" or "portion" of something. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "أعلى فائق" has been used to refer to God, the Quran, and the Prophet Muhammad |
| Armenian | The Armenian word Գերագույն, "Supreme", can derive from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ǵʰer" meaning "to seize" or "to grasp. |
| Azerbaijani | Besides its original meaning, "Ali" is also commonly used in Azerbaijani for addressing a superior, such as bosses, teachers, and parents. |
| Basque | The Basque word Gorena, meaning 'Supreme', derives from the Proto-Basque root *gor, meaning 'high' or 'elevated' |
| Belarusian | The word “Вярхоўны” is derived from the Proto-Slavic word “vьrchъ”, meaning “top” or “summit”. |
| Bengali | The word "সুপ্রিম" (Supreme) in Bengali ultimately comes from the Sanskrit word "supram," meaning "upon," and shares a root with the words "superior" and "superlative." |
| Bosnian | The word 'Vrhovni' in Bosnian, meaning 'Supreme', is also used to refer to the top-level court in the country, the 'Vrhovni sud'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "Върховен" can also mean "paramount", "ultimate", or "highest". |
| Catalan | Suprem comes from the Latin 'summus' which means "highest" or "utmost". |
| Cebuano | "Supremo" means "Supreme", but in Cebuano, it can also mean "boss" or "head honcho". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 最高 originally meant 'very good', but also has the meaning of 'the utmost', 'the most extreme' or 'the climax'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 最高 (Zuìgāo) can also mean 'the highest' or 'the most excellent'. |
| Corsican | Corsican "Suprema" denotes something "great, remarkable, or superb", and also means "highest" when describing a religious festival. |
| Croatian | The word "Vrhovni" in Croatian can also refer to a military commander or a high-ranking official. |
| Czech | Nejvyšší can also mean 'highest' or 'most excellent', similar to the English word 'supreme'. |
| Danish | "Højeste" (Supreme) in Danish comes from "hæstr" (highest) in Old Norse. |
| Dutch | The word "opperste" in Dutch can also mean "highest" or "topmost". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "supera" comes from the Latin word "superus," which means "above" or "higher." |
| Estonian | The word "Kõrgeim" in Estonian also means "highest" or "tallest", and can be used to describe a person's height or the altitude of a place. |
| Finnish | In addition to its primary meaning of "Supreme," "Ylin" can also mean "highest" or "uppermost," as in "ylinkerros" (top floor). |
| French | The French word "Suprême" can refer to a variety of foods, including a type of pâté typically served cold and a soup with a creamy, velvety texture. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "Supreme" can also mean "excellent" or "very good." |
| Galician | In Galician the word "Supremo" can also refer to a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. |
| German | Höchste is also a municipality in the district of Märkisch-Oderland in Brandenburg, Germany. |
| Greek | "Ανώτατος" is derived from the Greek word "άνω," meaning "up," and "τάτος," a superlative suffix meaning "most." |
| Gujarati | This word is derived from the Latin word "Supremus" which means "highest". In Sanskrit, it is called "Uttara" which means "above". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "Siprèm" comes from the French word "suprême" and also means "last" or "final" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | In some contexts, 'mafi girma' can mean 'having no respect' or 'disrespectful'. |
| Hawaiian | Kiekie is also an indigenous plant in New Zealand commonly used for weaving. |
| Hebrew | עֶלִיוֹן also signifies "most high", alluding to God's dominion over all things. |
| Hindi | The word 'सुप्रीम' is derived from Latin, meaning 'highest'. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "Tshaj" can also mean "God" or "heavenly." |
| Hungarian | Legfőbb was originally the superlative form of leg, meaning "more, more important." |
| Icelandic | The word "Hæstv" is derived from the Old Norse word "hæsti," which means "highest" or "most exalted." |
| Igbo | In some contexts, 'Kasị Elu' also means 'the Best' or 'the Greatest'. |
| Indonesian | The word "Tertinggi" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word "təriŋgi", meaning "tall" or "high". |
| Irish | The word "Uachtarach" has alternate meanings such as "high" or "elevated," referring to its roots in the Irish word "uacht" meaning "height". |
| Italian | The word 'Supremo' in Italian can also refer to a high-ranking official or judge, or to a person who exercises great power or influence. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, the word "最高" (Supreme) literally means "most high" and can also refer to the highest authority or position. |
| Javanese | The phrase literally translates to "extremely tall tree" which figuratively denotes a person of high rank or authority. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸುಪ್ರೀಂ" ("Supreme") in Kannada originates from the Sanskrit word "सुप्रीम" (suprīma), meaning "highest" or "excellent". |
| Kazakh | The word "Жоғары" in Kazakh also means "above", "higher" or "topmost". |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ឧត្តម" has Sanskrit roots, meaning "best" in English and is related to the word "uttamtama", "best of the highest class" in the Pali language. |
| Korean | The word "최고" can also mean "the best" or "the highest" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word "Bilindtirîn" in Kurdish (meaning "Supreme") also refers to "the highest form of knowledge" and "the ultimate spiritual being" |
| Kyrgyz | The word "Жогорку" can also mean "upper" or "top" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | In Medieval Latin, summa also referred to a concise theological treatise that summarized an area of doctrine. |
| Latvian | The word "Augstākais" can also mean "tallest" or "highest-ranking". |
| Lithuanian | Aukščiausias derives from an Indo-European root *aug- meaning “high”, but its use as an honorific title likely relates to the Old Prussian term aukstin, which denoted a priest. |
| Luxembourgish | The root of the Luxembourgish word "Ieweschte" comes from the French word "justicier" "justicier", meaning "one who delivers justice." |
| Macedonian | The word "Врховниот" (Supreme) can also have the alternate meaning of "the highest" or "the most important" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | Faratampony is derived from the root words "farany" (heaven) and "tampony" (enduring), signifying a celestial authority. |
| Malay | "Tertinggi" in Malay is not only used for the meaning "Supreme" but also refers to the highest point of something, such as a building or tree. |
| Malayalam | The word 'പരമോന്നത' ('Supreme') is derived from the Sanskrit words 'परम' ('highest') and 'उन्नत' ('raised') and also means 'most eminent' or 'most exalted' in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The root of the Maltese word 'Suprem' is possibly 'super' with the suffix '-em' from Greek to express the superlative. |
| Maori | While the literal meaning of "Tino Nui" is "Great Standing," it also signifies "supreme" power, dominion, and authority. |
| Marathi | सर्वोच्च (Sarvōch) literally means 'highest of all'. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "Дээд" (Supreme) is derived from the Proto-Mongolic word *deged, meaning "top" or "upper". |
| Nepali | The term "सर्वोच्च" is also used to refer to a deity, such as the Hindu god Vishnu. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "suprem" derives from the Latin word "supremus," meaning "highest" or "utmost." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'Wam'mwambamwamba' in Nyanja is also used to refer to a person who has achieved a high level of skill or expertise in a particular field. |
| Pashto | The word "عالي" in Pashto shares its root with the Arabic word "عال" which means "high", "elevated", or "exalted". |
| Persian | عالی (ʿĀlī) is also a common male name in Iran, meaning "exalted" or "lofty". |
| Polish | The Polish word "Najwyższy" has roots in the Proto-Slavic language and is related to the Sanskrit word "nīca" meaning "low", which is an example of a Slavic semantic shift. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "Supremo" can also refer to the Supreme Federal Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal), the highest court in Brazil. |
| Punjabi | In Sanskrit and Punjabi, the term 'Supreme' signifies the ultimate reality, the divine source, and the embodiment of all that exists in the cosmos. |
| Romanian | The etymology of the word "Suprem" in Romanian may not be connected to its English counterpart, but rather to the word "supremum", meaning "upper limit". |
| Russian | The word "Высший" also means "higher" or "top" in Russian. |
| Samoan | Silisili also refers to the uppermost or highest level in a hierarchy. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "Supreme" means "chief" or "head." |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "Врховни" (Supreme) derives from the Proto-Slavic root *vьrxъ, meaning "top" or "summit." |
| Sesotho | Ea holimo-limo is formed by the combination of the Sesotho word 'Ea', meaning 'the one', and 'Holimo-limo', meaning 'the highest'. It is used to describe a person or entity that holds the highest position, power, or status and has superior strength, wisdom, and authority. |
| Shona | The word "Wepamusorosoro" can be broken down into its constituent parts: "ウェパ" (wepa), meaning "great" or "high," and "ムソロスロ" (musorosoro), meaning "very" or "exceedingly." |
| Sindhi | The word "سپريم" in Sindhi can also refer to a person or thing with exceptional qualities. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word derives from Sanskrit and its root means "to cross over" or "to overcome." |
| Slovak | The word "Najvyšší" can also mean "highest" or "the highest point" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "Vrhovni" in Slovenian stems from the Proto-Slavic word "vrъxъ", meaning "top" or "summit". |
| Somali | The word "Sare" ("Supreme") in Somali also means "the one who is above" or "the one who is not beneath anyone". |
| Spanish | Supremo can also be a noun that means the highest court of a nation or a person who holds supreme power. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "nu pang luhur" also means "the one who is above" or "the one who is higher up" |
| Swahili | "Mkuu" originates from the Proto-Bantu root "-kulu" with the primary meaning of "great," "big," or "important." |
| Swedish | Överlägsen can also mean 'superiority complex' when not used in a board game context which is a semantic extension and not its original intent. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The term also translates to "most highest" and was derived from the prefix "maka-" which denotes "causing to happen" as well as the superlative "-aastaasan" (the highest degree), resulting in "causing to be in the highest degree possible." |
| Tajik | Олӣ (oli) in Tajik is borrowed from Arabic, where it means 'supreme' or 'sublime'. |
| Tamil | The word 'உச்ச' has origins in ancient Tamil literature, where it initially represented the peak of a mountain or tree before evolving to encompass broader meanings. |
| Telugu | "సుప్రీం" can also refer to the Supreme Court of India, the highest judicial court in the country. |
| Thai | สุพรีม (Supreme) มาจากภาษาสันสกฤตว่า 'śubhrama' แปลว่า 'ขาวบริสุทธิ์' หรือ 'ยอดเยี่ยม' |
| Turkish | The word "Yüce" in Turkish derives from the Proto-Turkic word "yüg" meaning "high" or "elevated" and also shares a root with the English word "exalt". |
| Ukrainian | "Верховний" (Supreme) comes from the Old Slavic "верхъ" (top), and its root is also found in words like "вершина" (peak) and "возвышение" (elevation). |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "سپریم" comes from the Sanskrit word "सुप्रीम" (supreema), meaning "highest" or "best". |
| Uzbek | The term "oliy" derives from Arabic and was initially used as an honorific for distinguished individuals. |
| Vietnamese | "Tối cao" in Vietnamese can also mean "the highest" or "the most important" in a general sense. |
| Welsh | The word "Goruchaf" in Welsh can also refer to the "highest point" or "top" of something. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "Ephakamileyo" is derived from the verb "phakama," meaning "to rise" or "ascend." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "העכסטע" ("Supreme") also means "higher", "highest", or "most". |
| Yoruba | Atobiju can also mean 'very good' depending on the speaker's mood and context. |
| Zulu | The word "Ophakeme" also means "one who is above others" and "one who is in control." |
| English | The word 'Supreme' derives from Latin 'superemus', meaning 'highest' or 'above'. |