Afrikaans alliansie | ||
Albanian aleancë | ||
Amharic ህብረት | ||
Arabic تحالف | ||
Armenian դաշինք | ||
Assamese মিত্ৰতা | ||
Aymara alianza ukat juk’ampinaka | ||
Azerbaijani ittifaq | ||
Bambara jɛɲɔgɔnya min bɛ kɛ | ||
Basque aliantza | ||
Belarusian саюз | ||
Bengali জোট | ||
Bhojpuri गठबंधन के बा | ||
Bosnian savez | ||
Bulgarian съюз | ||
Catalan aliança | ||
Cebuano pakig-alyansa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 联盟 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 聯盟 | ||
Corsican allianza | ||
Croatian savez | ||
Czech aliance | ||
Danish alliance | ||
Dhivehi އިއްތިހާދު | ||
Dogri गठबंधन | ||
Dutch alliantie | ||
English alliance | ||
Esperanto alianco | ||
Estonian liit | ||
Ewe nubabla | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) alyansa | ||
Finnish liittouma | ||
French alliance | ||
Frisian alliânsje | ||
Galician alianza | ||
Georgian ალიანსი | ||
German allianz | ||
Greek συμμαχια | ||
Guarani alianza rehegua | ||
Gujarati જોડાણ | ||
Haitian Creole alyans | ||
Hausa kawance | ||
Hawaiian kuikahi | ||
Hebrew בְּרִית | ||
Hindi संधि | ||
Hmong ib pab pawg | ||
Hungarian szövetség | ||
Icelandic bandalag | ||
Igbo mmekorita | ||
Ilocano aliansa | ||
Indonesian persekutuan | ||
Irish comhar | ||
Italian alleanza | ||
Japanese アライアンス | ||
Javanese aliansi | ||
Kannada ಮೈತ್ರಿ | ||
Kazakh одақ | ||
Khmer សម្ព័ន្ធភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda ubumwe | ||
Konkani युती करप | ||
Korean 동맹 | ||
Krio alayns we dɛn mek | ||
Kurdish hevkarî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هاوپەیمانی | ||
Kyrgyz альянс | ||
Lao ພັນທະມິດ | ||
Latin alliance | ||
Latvian alianse | ||
Lingala alliance ya kosala | ||
Lithuanian aljansas | ||
Luganda omukago | ||
Luxembourgish allianz | ||
Macedonian алијанса | ||
Maithili गठबंधन | ||
Malagasy fifanarahana | ||
Malay pakatan | ||
Malayalam സഖ്യം | ||
Maltese alleanza | ||
Maori hononga | ||
Marathi युती | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo alliance a ni | ||
Mongolian холбоо | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မဟာမိတ်ဖွဲ့ခြင်း | ||
Nepali गठबन्धन | ||
Norwegian allianse | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mgwirizano | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମିଳିତତା | ||
Oromo gamtaa | ||
Pashto اتحاد | ||
Persian اتحاد | ||
Polish sojusz | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) aliança | ||
Punjabi ਗਠਜੋੜ | ||
Quechua alianza nisqa | ||
Romanian alianţă | ||
Russian союз | ||
Samoan vavalalata | ||
Sanskrit गठबन्धनम् | ||
Scots Gaelic caidreachas | ||
Sepedi selekane | ||
Serbian савез | ||
Sesotho selekane | ||
Shona mubatanidzwa | ||
Sindhi اتحاد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සන්ධානය | ||
Slovak spojenectvo | ||
Slovenian zavezništvo | ||
Somali isbahaysi | ||
Spanish alianza | ||
Sundanese aliansi | ||
Swahili muungano | ||
Swedish allians | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) alyansa | ||
Tajik иттифоқ | ||
Tamil கூட்டணி | ||
Tatar союз | ||
Telugu కూటమి | ||
Thai พันธมิตร | ||
Tigrinya ኪዳን ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga ntwanano wa ntwanano | ||
Turkish ittifak | ||
Turkmen bileleşik | ||
Twi (Akan) apam | ||
Ukrainian союз | ||
Urdu اتحاد | ||
Uyghur ئىتتىپاق | ||
Uzbek ittifoq | ||
Vietnamese liên minh | ||
Welsh cynghrair | ||
Xhosa umanyano | ||
Yiddish בונד | ||
Yoruba ajọṣepọ | ||
Zulu umbimbi |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "alliansie" originates from the French word "alliance" which also means "ring". |
| Albanian | The word "aleancë" in Albanian has the same root as the Slavic word "aliancija", derived from the Latin word "alligare", meaning "to bind together". |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ህብረት" (alliance) is related to the word "הִתְבַּר" (hitbar) in Hebrew, meaning "to join together". |
| Arabic | The word "تحالف" can also refer to a coalition or an agreement between multiple parties. |
| Armenian | "Dashink" (դաշինք) is likely derived from the Ancient Greek word "συνθῆκαι" (suntēkai), meaning "agreement" or "covenant." |
| Azerbaijani | "İttifaq" sözü köken olarak Arapçadaki vasallik sözleşmesi anlamındaki "ittihâm" sözcüğünden gelerek, Azericede birlik ve anlaşma anlamındadır. |
| Basque | The Basque word "aliantza" is a loanword from Spanish and means "alliance" or "union", but it can also refer to a "covenant" or "league". |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, "саюз" (alliance) also means "union" or "league". |
| Bengali | The word 'জোট' (jōṭ) has an alternative meaning of 'bandage', 'patch'. |
| Bosnian | The word "savez" in Bosnian also refers to a political or military coalition, or a trade union. |
| Bulgarian | The word "съюз" in Bulgarian can also mean "union" or "league." |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "aliança" also means "wedding ring". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In addition to meaning "alliance", "联盟" also means "union" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 聯盟 (liánméng) has been used to refer to both alliances between feudal states and political parties in modern times. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "allianza" can also mean "engagement" or "promise". |
| Croatian | The word "savez" in Croatian can also refer to a federation or confederation that unites various entities, such as states or organizations. |
| Czech | The Czech word "aliance" is also the name of a type of musical organ. |
| Danish | Ordet "alliance" kan også betyde "forbund" eller "forening" på dansk. |
| Dutch | The word "alliantie" in Dutch derives from the French word "alliance", which in turn comes from the Latin word "alligare", meaning "to bind together". |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, “alianco” (alliance) also refers to a ring for engagement or marriage. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "liit" can also refer to a union, a league, or a covenant. |
| Finnish | In addition to the original meaning, the word has also been used to refer to more informal or loose agreements and partnerships. |
| French | "Alliance" in French can also refer to a betrothal or a matrimonial or blood relationship, and it originated from the Latin word "alligare" meaning "to bind to." |
| Frisian | Frisian "alliânsje" and English "alliance" are both derived from the Latin "alligantia", meaning "alliance". |
| Galician | In Galician, "alianza" can also mean a promise, an engagement, or an agreement. |
| Georgian | The word "ალიანსი" is derived from the Latin word "alliantia", meaning "a union or league formed for mutual benefit or defense". |
| German | In finance, Allianz is also the name of a German multinational insurance and financial services company. |
| Greek | The Greek word "ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ" (alliance) comes from the verb "μαχομαι" (to fight), and originally referred to a military pact between two or more states |
| Gujarati | The word "જોડાણ" can also mean "covenant" or "treaty". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "alyans" in Haitian Creole can also refer to a"ring" or a "promise". |
| Hausa | The Hausa word “kawance” derives from the Arabic plural word “akwānis”, which may be interpreted as “companions” or “associates”. |
| Hawaiian | "Kuikahi" can also mean "to unite" or "to combine" |
| Hebrew | The word "בְּרִית" also means "covenant" and comes from the word "בָּרָה" meaning "to choose". |
| Hindi | The word "संधि" (sandhi) in Hindi can also refer to a treaty, contract, or grammatical juncture. |
| Hmong | The word "ib pab pawg" can also mean "to unite" or "to join together". |
| Hungarian | The word "szövetség" in Hungarian originally referred to a woven bond, reflecting the idea of alliances as interconnected and durable ties. |
| Icelandic | Bandalag, meaning alliance, has the alternate meanings of a musical group or a team of people working for a cause. |
| Igbo | In Igbo, the word "mmekorita" has a richer meaning than alliance, also incorporating the idea of unity, kinship, and support. |
| Indonesian | The word also means 'association' or 'union' in Indonesian, and derives from the root word 'seku', meaning 'to follow'. |
| Irish | "Comhar" can also mean "commonage" or "coworking space". |
| Italian | The word "alleanza" derives from the Latin word "alligantiare," meaning "to tie" or "to bind" and thus implies a strong and lasting connection. |
| Japanese | The word "アライアンス" can also mean "alliance" in Japanese, but it originally comes from the French word "alliance" which means "marriage" or "family alliance". |
| Javanese | "Aliansi" means "alliance" in Indonesian and Javanese. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಮೈತ್ರಿ" (alliance) also means "friendship" or "amity" in many contexts. |
| Kazakh | Одақ (alliance) is a Kazakh word derived from the Persian word "odāq" meaning "room, chamber, or assembly". |
| Khmer | The word also means "federation", "coalition", or "association". |
| Korean | 동맹 in Korean refers to an agreement between two or more parties for joint action, especially in politics or war, but can also imply a coalition, federation, or league. |
| Kurdish | The word 'hevkarî' can also refer to the mutual support and cooperation between two or more groups or individuals. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "альянс" in Kyrgyz can also refer to a type of flour or a partnership between two or more people. |
| Latin | The Latin word "alligantiō" also means "binding together" or "tying up." |
| Latvian | The word "alianse" in Latvian can also refer to a "union" or a "coalition". |
| Lithuanian | The word 'aljansas' in Lithuanian originates from the French word 'alliance' and also carries the alternate meaning of 'covenant'. |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Allianz" can also refer to a marriage covenant or a union of parishes. |
| Macedonian | The word 'алијанса' ('alliance') also carries the meanings 'coalition' and 'league' in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The word "fifanarahana" in Malagasy can also refer to a treaty or a pact. |
| Malay | The word 'pakatan' also means 'agreement' or 'contract' and comes from the root word 'pakat', which means 'to agree'. |
| Malayalam | The word "സഖ്യം" also means "friendship" in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "alleanza" derives from the Italian word "alleanza", which in turn originates from the late Latin word "allegantia" meaning "binding together". |
| Maori | The word 'hononga' also means connection, fellowship, or relationship. |
| Marathi | "युती,' in addition to meaning 'alliance,' originates from the Sanskrit 'yuta,' which means 'united' and 'joined,' conveying a concept of synergy. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "холбоо" can also mean "connection," "bond," or "relationship."} |
| Nepali | {"text": "The Sanskrit word "gathbandhan" is derived from the roots "gath" meaning "combine" and "bandhan" meaning "knot," and originally referred to the ritual tying of the knots in a marriage ceremony, and hence denotes a bond or union."} |
| Norwegian | The word “allianse” can also mean something fake or pretend.} |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, "mgwirizano" also refers to a covenant, union or partnership. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word “اتحاد” can also refer to agreement, friendship, a league, or a team. |
| Persian | The word "اتحاد" (ittihād) in Persian originally meant "unity" and still carries that meaning today |
| Polish | The word 'Sojusz' can also refer to a political or military alliance, such as the Warsaw Pact. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "aliança" can also refer to a wedding ring, emphasizing the enduring nature of the bond between two people. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਗਠਜੋੜ" (alliance) also refers to an "alliance of marriage" or a "covenant." |
| Romanian | "Alianţă" also means "marriage" in Romanian. |
| Russian | The Russian word союз (soyuz, “alliance”), is related in origin to such words that refer to the notion of binding and uniting as svod "vault or arch", svad'ba - “wedding ceremony" as a binding union. |
| Samoan | Vavalalata in its literal meaning refers to the twisting of two ropes or strands together. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "caidreachas" derives from the Old Irish root "caraid," meaning "friend" or "loved one." |
| Serbian | "Savez" can also mean "federation" or "league" and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "sъvęzъ" meaning "agreement" or "contract." |
| Sesotho | The word "selekane" in Sesotho traces its roots to the word "seleka" meaning "to choose" or "to select". |
| Shona | The Shona word "mubatanidzwa" is derived from the verb "kubatana" meaning "to unite" and can also refer to a coalition or partnership. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "اتحاد" (alliance) can also mean "harmony," "unity," or "federation." |
| Slovak | The word "spojenectvo" also has a wider meaning, referring to the bond or unity between people or groups. |
| Slovenian | The word "zavezništvo" in Slovenian can also refer to a marriage bond or a legal agreement. |
| Somali | Derived from the Arabic word 'isbah', which means 'to unite' or 'to combine' |
| Spanish | Alianza is a derivative of the Latin word alligare, meaning to bind together, referring to an association of nations. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese root word for alliance, "aliansi," derives from a Proto-Malayo-Polynesian term meaning "oath," underscoring its solemn and binding nature. |
| Swahili | 'Muungano' shares its root word with the Swahili word 'mguu' meaning 'foot' or 'leg' |
| Swedish | "Allians" translates as "alliance" in English, but can also refer to a party alliance or political coalition in Sweden. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "alyansa" can also refer to a type of musical instrument similar to a guitar. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "иттифоқ" is cognate with the Persian "اتحاد" (etteḥād), meaning "unity" or "connection". |
| Tamil | The word "கூட்டணி" can also mean "coalition" or "confederation" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | "కూటమి" also refers to the joining of two or more stars in astrology. |
| Thai | พันธมิตร shares the same root as the Sanskrit word "bandhu" which means "kinsman" and "friend". |
| Turkish | "Ittifak" means agreement, unanimity or union in Turkish, but it also refers to a secret society established in the 17th century. |
| Ukrainian | The word "союз" also means "trade union" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | "اتحاد" is derived from the root "وحد" (to unite, to join) and can also mean "unity", "solidarity", or "association". |
| Vietnamese | "Liên minh" is also a verb meaning "to unite" or "to join together". |
| Welsh | The word "cynghrair" is derived from the Proto-Celtic root *kombrogi, meaning "alliance, agreement". |
| Xhosa | The word "umanyano" can also refer to a relationship, partnership, or association. |
| Yiddish | In Russian, the noun "союз" ('union'), which served as the basis of the Yiddish loanword, primarily refers to an 'alliance', as well as an 'agreement', 'coalition', 'association' or 'federation'. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'ajọṣepọ' means 'alliance', but also 'cooperation', 'partnership', or 'pact'. |
| Zulu | The word "umbimbi" can also mean "joint" or "union" in Zulu, emphasizing the idea of merging or connecting entities. |
| English | The word "alliance" derives from the Old French word "aliance" or "alianche," meaning "union,'' "league" or "covenant." |