Afrikaans gewapen | ||
Albanian të armatosur | ||
Amharic የታጠቀ | ||
Arabic مسلح | ||
Armenian զինված | ||
Assamese অস্ত্ৰধাৰী | ||
Aymara armado ukhamawa | ||
Azerbaijani silahlı | ||
Bambara marifatigiw | ||
Basque armatua | ||
Belarusian узброены | ||
Bengali সশস্ত্র | ||
Bhojpuri हथियारबंद बा | ||
Bosnian naoružan | ||
Bulgarian въоръжен | ||
Catalan armats | ||
Cebuano armado | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 武装的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 武裝的 | ||
Corsican armatu | ||
Croatian naoružan | ||
Czech ozbrojený | ||
Danish bevæbnet | ||
Dhivehi ހަތިޔާރު އެޅިއެވެ | ||
Dogri हथियारबंद | ||
Dutch gewapend | ||
English armed | ||
Esperanto armita | ||
Estonian relvastatud | ||
Ewe aʋawɔnuwo ɖe asi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) armado | ||
Finnish aseistettu | ||
French armé | ||
Frisian bewapene | ||
Galician armado | ||
Georgian შეიარაღებული | ||
German bewaffnet | ||
Greek ένοπλος | ||
Guarani armado | ||
Gujarati સશસ્ત્ર | ||
Haitian Creole ame | ||
Hausa dauke da makamai | ||
Hawaiian mea kaua | ||
Hebrew חָמוּשׁ | ||
Hindi हथियारबंद | ||
Hmong riam phom | ||
Hungarian fegyveres | ||
Icelandic vopnaðir | ||
Igbo ejikere | ||
Ilocano armado | ||
Indonesian bersenjata | ||
Irish armtha | ||
Italian armato | ||
Japanese 武装 | ||
Javanese bersenjata | ||
Kannada ಶಸ್ತ್ರಸಜ್ಜಿತ | ||
Kazakh қарулы | ||
Khmer ប្រដាប់អាវុធ | ||
Kinyarwanda bitwaje imbunda | ||
Konkani सशस्त्र जावन | ||
Korean 무장 | ||
Krio we gɛt wɛpɔn | ||
Kurdish çekkirî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) چەکدار | ||
Kyrgyz куралданган | ||
Lao ປະກອບອາວຸດ | ||
Latin armatum | ||
Latvian bruņoti | ||
Lingala na bibundeli | ||
Lithuanian ginkluotas | ||
Luganda nga balina emmundu | ||
Luxembourgish bewaffnet | ||
Macedonian вооружени | ||
Maithili सशस्त्र | ||
Malagasy fitaovam-piadiana | ||
Malay bersenjata | ||
Malayalam സായുധ | ||
Maltese armati | ||
Maori mau pū | ||
Marathi सशस्त्र | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯄꯥꯌꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo ralthuam keng | ||
Mongolian зэвсэгтэй | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လက်နက်ကိုင် | ||
Nepali सशस्त्र | ||
Norwegian bevæpnet | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zida | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସଶସ୍ତ୍ର | ||
Oromo hidhatee jiru | ||
Pashto وسله وال | ||
Persian مسلح | ||
Polish uzbrojony | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) armado | ||
Punjabi ਹਥਿਆਰਬੰਦ | ||
Quechua armasqa | ||
Romanian armat | ||
Russian вооруженный | ||
Samoan faaauupegaina | ||
Sanskrit सशस्त्रः | ||
Scots Gaelic armaichte | ||
Sepedi ba itlhamile | ||
Serbian наоружани | ||
Sesotho hlometse | ||
Shona armed | ||
Sindhi هٿياربند | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සන්නද්ධ | ||
Slovak ozbrojený | ||
Slovenian oborožen | ||
Somali hubeysan | ||
Spanish armado | ||
Sundanese pakarang | ||
Swahili silaha | ||
Swedish väpnad | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) armado | ||
Tajik мусаллаҳ | ||
Tamil ஆயுதம் | ||
Tatar кораллы | ||
Telugu సాయుధ | ||
Thai ติดอาวุธ | ||
Tigrinya ዕጡቕ ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga va hlomile | ||
Turkish silahlı | ||
Turkmen ýaragly | ||
Twi (Akan) akode a wɔde di dwuma | ||
Ukrainian озброєний | ||
Urdu مسلح | ||
Uyghur قوراللىق | ||
Uzbek qurollangan | ||
Vietnamese vũ trang | ||
Welsh arfog | ||
Xhosa uxhobile | ||
Yiddish אַרמד | ||
Yoruba ihamọra | ||
Zulu kuhlonyiwe |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Despite the literal translation meaning 'armed', "gewapen" also means "qualified" or "skilled" |
| Albanian | The word "të armatosur" in Albanian also means "to equip" or "to arm oneself". |
| Amharic | The word 'የታጠቀ' ('armed') can also mean 'trained' or 'skilled'. |
| Arabic | The word مسلح, meaning 'armed,' also has figurative usages indicating 'equipped' or 'prepared.' |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "զինված" ("armed") derives from the Old Armenian word "զէն" ("weapon"), which is itself derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ǵʰen-," meaning "to kill" or "to strike." |
| Azerbaijani | "Silahlı" also means "dangerous" not necessarily "weapons-carrying" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | "Armatua" in Basque can also refer to a type of fish called a "garfish". |
| Belarusian | "Узброены" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "оружие" meaning "weapon", and can also mean "equipped". |
| Bengali | The word "সশস্ত্র" can also mean "equipped with a weapon" or "ready for battle". |
| Bosnian | The word "naoružan" in Bosnian can also refer to a "dressed up" or "equipped" individual or group. |
| Bulgarian | The word "въоръжен" can also mean "equipped" or "provided" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word "armats" also means "armorial bearings" or "coat of arms" in Catalan. |
| Cebuano | The word 'armado' in Cebuano specifically refers to a person who is carrying a weapon, while in Spanish it can also mean 'dressed' or 'put together'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 武装的 may also refer to weaponry, equipment, arms, military equipment, and the military. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 武裝的 can also mean "to equip with weapons" or "to arm intellectually or morally". |
| Corsican | "Armatu" can also mean "in good health" or "with strength". |
| Croatian | The word "naoružan" also means "having tools" or "equipped". |
| Czech | The Czech word "ozbrojený" means "armed" but can also refer to someone who has a strong personality or is very knowledgeable in a subject. |
| Danish | The Danish word "bevæbnet" is related to the word "våben" (weapon) and the word "væbne" (to arm), and it can also refer to the process of preparing for combat or defense. |
| Dutch | The word 'gewapend' is derived from the Old Germanic word 'wapen', meaning 'weapon'. |
| Esperanto | The word "armita" in Esperanto also means "provided with something" or "furnished with something". |
| Estonian | Relvastatud is also an Estonian word that means "armed". |
| Finnish | The word 'aseistettu' in Finnish, meaning 'armed', also refers to 'supplied' when used in a more general context. |
| French | The word "armé" also means "assembled" or "set up" in French, as in "une table armée" (a set table). |
| Frisian | The Frisian word 'bewapene' is a compound word consisting of 'wapen' (weapon) and 'be-' (a prefix meaning 'with'), meaning 'armed'. |
| Galician | The word "armado" in Galician can also refer to a type of spider or to a group of people gathered for a specific purpose. |
| German | In German, "bewaffnet" not only means "armed" but also can refer to a state of being prepared or protected against something. |
| Greek | The word "ένοπλος" comes from the ancient Greek word "ὅπλον," meaning "weapon" or "arms," and is a cognate of the Latin word "arma" meaning "weapon" or "armor". |
| Gujarati | The Sanskrit word "śastra" means "weapon" and is the root of the Gujarati word "સશસ્ત્ર" |
| Haitian Creole | The word "ame" in Haitian Creole comes from the French word "armé" (armed) and also means "equipped" or "furnished". |
| Hausa | The word 'dauke da makamai' can also refer to the act of taking or carrying something, similar to the English phrase 'taking up arms'. |
| Hawaiian | The archaic meaning of "mea kaua" in Hawaiian is "a sharp-edged tool," not necessarily a weapon. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word חָמוּשׁ (armed) is related to the Arabic word حَمَשׁ (five), and may have originally referred to a soldier equipped with five weapons. |
| Hindi | The word "हथियारबंद" can also mean "equipped with weapons" or "ready for battle" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, the word 'riam phom' can also mean 'ready for battle' or 'prepared for a fight'. |
| Hungarian | The term "fegyveres" in Hungarian can also refer to a member of an armed force, such as a soldier or police officer. |
| Icelandic | "Vopnaðir" also means "to become a warrior" and has ties to the word for "weapon" (vopn). |
| Igbo | In Igbo, 'ejikere' also refers to a traditional wrestling stick. |
| Indonesian | Bersentjata does not derive from the root 'senjata' (weapon), but rather 'senjat' (to prepare). Hence it literally means 'being prepared'. |
| Irish | In Irish, "armtha" also means "weapon" or "tool". |
| Italian | The word "armato" in Italian can also refer to a person who is clothed or equipped with something, or a person who is endowed with a certain quality or power. |
| Japanese | The word 武装 (bushou) is also used in the context of military equipment, such as warships. |
| Javanese | Bersanjat in Javanese also means 'to equip', 'to supply (weapons)', or 'to arm'. |
| Kannada | The word "ಶಸ್ತ್ರಸಜ್ಜಿತ" in Kannada can also mean "equipped with weapons" or "ready for battle." |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "қарулы" is derived from the Persian word "qarūl" (guard), and also means "guarded" or "watchful". |
| Korean | In Korean, the word "무장 (mujang)" can refer to both the state of being armed and the individuals who are armed, such as soldiers or police officers. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "çekkirî" is cognate with the Persian word "chakardār", which also means "armed" and the Turkish word "çelik", which means "steel." |
| Kyrgyz | The word "куралданган" in Kyrgyz can also be interpreted as "protected" or "safeguarded". |
| Lao | The word can also refer to the action of assembling or putting together something. |
| Latin | The Latin word "armatum" not only means "armed," but also can mean "equipped" or "provided with." |
| Latvian | "Bruņoti" also means "knightly" and "martial" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word "ginkluotas" has a dual etymology, originating from both Germanic roots "*ganka" and Slavic roots "*golja-," "*gola". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "bewaffnet" is derived from the German word "bewaffnen", which means "to arm". It can also be used to describe someone who is dangerous or threatening. |
| Macedonian | In the military context, this word can also be used to signify the fact of being equipped with certain weaponry or munitions (rather than merely carrying it). |
| Malagasy | From the root `fitaova` meaning "to wear" and `piadiana` meaning "weapon". |
| Malay | The word "bersenjata" originates from the Malay word "senjata", meaning "weapon", and the prefix "ber-", indicating a state or condition. |
| Malayalam | The word 'സായുധ' also means 'dressed in armour'. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "armati" can also refer to a type of traditional Maltese boat. |
| Maori | Despite its literal translation as “armed”, the term “mau pū” has a figurative meaning in Maori, referring to those who have been wronged or have a grievance. |
| Marathi | The word "सशस्त्र" is derived from the Sanskrit word "शस्त्र" (weapon) and means "equipped with weapons" or "armed". |
| Mongolian | The word "зэвсэгтэй" (armed) in Mongolian is derived from the verb "зэвсэх" (to arm), which in turn comes from the noun "зэвсэг" (weapon). |
| Nepali | The word "सशस्त्र" also means "equipped with supernatural powers" in some contexts. |
| Norwegian | The word "bevæpnet" can also refer to the act of equipping or providing someone with resources or authority. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'zida' can also mean 'to prepare' or 'to repair' in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word “وسله وال“ also means 'equipped' and 'provided' |
| Persian | The word “مسلح” derives from the Arabic word “سلاح” meaning “weapon”, and it can also refer to someone prepared or equipped for a task. |
| Polish | In the past, the term "uzbrojony" was synonymous with the word "mounted" (konny). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "armado" in Portuguese can also mean "set up" or "prepared" |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "armat" also means "reinforced" in the case of concrete structures, buildings, or other construction materials. |
| Russian | The Russian word "вооруженный" can also mean "equipped", "ready", or "prepared". |
| Samoan | The word "faaauupegaina" also means "with many arms" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "armaichte" (armed) in Scots Gaelic may also refer to a sense of readiness or preparation.} |
| Serbian | The word "наоружани" can also refer to armament or weapons. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, the word "hlometse" has multiple meanings, including "armed", "equipped", and "prepared." |
| Shona | In Shona, the word "armed" can also mean to be prepared or equipped, not just in the military sense. |
| Sindhi | The word 'هٿياربند' is used in Sindhi to indicate that the person is carrying some weapon. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "සන්නද්ධ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "सन्नाद्" meaning "prepared", "ready", or "equipped". |
| Slovak | The word "ozbrojený" is derived from the Old Slavic word "orǫžje", meaning "weapon". It can also refer to something that is protected or fortified. |
| Slovenian | The word "oborožen" can also mean "equipped" or "provided" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "hubeysan" comes from the Arabic word "hubaysan", which means "armed" or "wearing weapons". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "armado" can also refer to the nine-banded armadillo, a mammal found in the Americas. |
| Sundanese | In Javanese and Balinese, pakarang means "weapon" or "weaponry", while in Sundanese, it evolved to mean "armed". |
| Swahili | Silaha's Swahili origins from the Proto-Bantu root *-laŋga 'to carry something' are reflected in its alternate meanings 'to carry' and 'burden'. |
| Swedish | The word "väpnad", in addition to meaning "armed", also has the archaic meaning of "trained" or "experienced". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, 'armado' also refers to a type of shellfish called 'mussels'. |
| Tajik | The word "мусаллаҳ" also refers to a prayer space in mosques where funeral prayers are performed. |
| Tamil | ஆயுதம் also refers to a 'tool' or 'equipment' in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word 'సాయుధ' ('armed') in Telugu is derived from the Sanskrit word 'śastrabhṛt' which means 'weapon-bearer'. |
| Thai | ติดอาวุธ (Tid-awut) is a Thai word originating from the Sanskrit word 'Āyudha' meaning tools or weapons. |
| Turkish | The word "silahlı" in Turkish is originally derived from the word "silah" meaning "weapon", but it also carries the meaning of "equipped with weapons" or "weaponized". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "озброєний" (armed) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *obrьnь, which also means "defended" or "fortified". |
| Urdu | The word 'مسلح' (armed) in Urdu derives from the Arabic root word 'سَلِحَ', meaning 'to bear arms' or 'to provide with weapons'. |
| Uzbek | The word "qurollangan" is related to the word "qurol" meaning "arm" and is also a synonym of "qurollanish" (to arm up). |
| Vietnamese | "Vũ trang" originated from the Chinese characters "武裝" (wǔ zhuāng), where "武" means "martial" and "裝" means "to equip or adorn". |
| Welsh | The word "arfog" in Welsh also means "prepared" or "equipped". |
| Xhosa | The word 'uxhobile' can also be used to mean 'weapon' or 'equipment'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "אַרמד" ('armed') is cognate with the German 'Arm', and in Yiddish it also bears the meaning of "poor". |
| Yoruba | The word "ihamọra" also means "to be protected" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "kuhlonyiwe" also means "to be prepared" or "to be ready". |
| English | "Armed" could refer to a limb or to military armament, both deriving from Latin "armare". |