Afrikaans assistent | ||
Albanian ndihmës | ||
Amharic ረዳት | ||
Arabic مساعد | ||
Armenian օգնական | ||
Assamese সহায়ক | ||
Aymara asistinti | ||
Azerbaijani köməkçi | ||
Bambara dɛmɛbaa | ||
Basque laguntzailea | ||
Belarusian памочнік | ||
Bengali সহকারী | ||
Bhojpuri सहायक | ||
Bosnian asistent | ||
Bulgarian асистент | ||
Catalan ajudant | ||
Cebuano katabang | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 助理 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 助理 | ||
Corsican assistente | ||
Croatian pomoćnik | ||
Czech asistent | ||
Danish assistent | ||
Dhivehi އެސިސްޓަންޓް | ||
Dogri मदादी | ||
Dutch assistent | ||
English assistant | ||
Esperanto asistanto | ||
Estonian assistent | ||
Ewe kpeɖeŋutɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) katulong | ||
Finnish avustaja | ||
French assistant | ||
Frisian assistint | ||
Galician axudante | ||
Georgian თანაშემწე | ||
German assistent | ||
Greek βοηθός | ||
Guarani pytyvõhára | ||
Gujarati સહાયક | ||
Haitian Creole asistan | ||
Hausa mataimaki | ||
Hawaiian kokua | ||
Hebrew עוֹזֵר | ||
Hindi सहायक | ||
Hmong tus pab cuam | ||
Hungarian helyettes | ||
Icelandic aðstoðarmaður | ||
Igbo onye enyemaka | ||
Ilocano mangbaddang | ||
Indonesian asisten | ||
Irish cúntóir | ||
Italian assistente | ||
Japanese アシスタント | ||
Javanese asistèn | ||
Kannada ಸಹಾಯಕ | ||
Kazakh көмекші | ||
Khmer ជំនួយការ | ||
Kinyarwanda umufasha | ||
Konkani सहाय्यक | ||
Korean 조수 | ||
Krio pɔsin we de ɛp | ||
Kurdish alîkar | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) یاریدەدەر | ||
Kyrgyz жардамчы | ||
Lao ຜູ້ຊ່ວຍ | ||
Latin adiutor | ||
Latvian asistents | ||
Lingala molandi | ||
Lithuanian asistentas | ||
Luganda omuyambi | ||
Luxembourgish assistent | ||
Macedonian асистент | ||
Maithili सहायक | ||
Malagasy mpanampy | ||
Malay pembantu | ||
Malayalam അസിസ്റ്റന്റ് | ||
Maltese assistent | ||
Maori kaiāwhina | ||
Marathi सहाय्यक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯡꯕꯥꯡꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ | ||
Mizo tanpuitu | ||
Mongolian туслах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လက်ထောက် | ||
Nepali सहायक | ||
Norwegian assistent | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wothandizira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସହକାରୀ | ||
Oromo gargaaraa | ||
Pashto مرستیال | ||
Persian دستیار | ||
Polish asystent | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) assistente | ||
Punjabi ਸਹਾਇਕ | ||
Quechua yanapaq | ||
Romanian asistent | ||
Russian помощник | ||
Samoan fesoasoani | ||
Sanskrit सहायकं | ||
Scots Gaelic neach-cuideachaidh | ||
Sepedi mothuši | ||
Serbian помоћник | ||
Sesotho mothusi | ||
Shona mutevedzeri | ||
Sindhi اسسٽنٽ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සහකාර | ||
Slovak asistent | ||
Slovenian pomočnik | ||
Somali caawiye | ||
Spanish asistente | ||
Sundanese asisten | ||
Swahili msaidizi | ||
Swedish assistent | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) katulong | ||
Tajik ёрдамчӣ | ||
Tamil உதவியாளர் | ||
Tatar ярдәмчесе | ||
Telugu అసిస్టెంట్ | ||
Thai ผู้ช่วย | ||
Tigrinya ሓጋዚ | ||
Tsonga mpfuneto | ||
Turkish asistan | ||
Turkmen kömekçisi | ||
Twi (Akan) abadiakyire | ||
Ukrainian асистент | ||
Urdu معاون | ||
Uyghur ياردەمچى | ||
Uzbek yordamchi | ||
Vietnamese phụ tá | ||
Welsh cynorthwyydd | ||
Xhosa umncedisi | ||
Yiddish אַסיסטאַנט | ||
Yoruba olùrànlówó | ||
Zulu umsizi |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "assistent" in Afrikaans can also mean "associate" or "partner" in a business context. |
| Albanian | "Ndihmës" comes from the verb "ndihem," which means "to assist" or "to help." |
| Amharic | The word "ረዳት" can also refer to a "helper" or a "colleague". |
| Arabic | The word 'مساعد' is derived from the root verb 'ساعد' meaning 'to assist' or 'to help'. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "köməkçi" is derived from the Persian word "کمک" (komak) meaning "help" and the Turkish suffix "-çi" indicating a person who performs an action. |
| Basque | The word "laguntzailea" can also mean "guide" or "helper" in Basque. |
| Belarusian | The word "памочнік" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *pomǫkъ, which also means "help" or "aid". |
| Bengali | The Bengali word সহকারী derives from 'saha' meaning 'together with' and '-kari', an agent noun suffix, thus, it literally means "the one working together (with someone)"} |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, "asistent" can also refer to an academic advisor for a university student. |
| Bulgarian | The word "асистент" (assistant) is derived from the Latin "adsistere", meaning "to stand by" or "to assist." |
| Catalan | The word "ajudant" comes from the Latin word "adiutare", meaning "to aid." |
| Cebuano | The word "katabang" can also refer to a companion, helper, or comrade. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 助理 can also mean 'adjutant' in a military context. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 助理 (zhùlǐ) literally means 'sit at' or 'assist at', and can also mean 'helper', 'clerk', 'aid' or 'attendant'. |
| Corsican | The word « assistente » derives from the French word « assistant », which originally meant « one who attends ». |
| Croatian | The word "pomoćnik" can also mean "helper" or "aid" in Croatian. |
| Czech | The Czech word "asistent" can also refer to a medical assistant or laboratory technician. |
| Danish | The Danish word "assistent" can also refer to a surgical nurse. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "assistent" can also refer to a doctor's assistant or a teaching assistant. |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "asistanto" means not only "assistant", but also "attendant" or "helper". |
| Estonian | The word "assistent" in Estonian also refers to a person who helps someone in a specific task or area of expertise. |
| Finnish | "Avustaja" is also archaic for "helper" or "aid". |
| French | Assistant has the homophone "assistante", which means "female assistant" in French. |
| Frisian | The word "assistint" in Frisian can also mean "helper" or "attendant." |
| Galician | From Latin "adiŭtare", with the same meaning, and ultimately from Latin roots like "adiŭvo" and "ŭtor": "to move towards", "to use". |
| German | The German word "Assistent" can also be used to refer to a student or trainee who assists a professor or supervisor in their research or work. |
| Greek | The word "βοηθός" (assistant) is derived from the verb "βοηθέω" (to help) and can also refer to a rescuer or ally. |
| Gujarati | The word "सहાયक" (sahayak) comes from the Sanskrit word "सह" (saha), meaning "with" or "together", and the suffix "-ayak" (-ayak), which indicates an agent or doer, thus meaning "one who helps" or "an assistant". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole French, "asistan" can also mean "aide-de-camp" or "confidant" in political contexts. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "mataimaki" can also refer to an aide or helper, and the term originated from the Kanuri language. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "kokua" also has the meanings "to share" or "to participate". |
| Hebrew | עוֹזֵר also means "strength" and is related to an Arabic root meaning "help." |
| Hindi | The word "सहायक" also means "helpful" or "supportive" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tus pab cuam" literally translates to "person who helps with things". |
| Hungarian | "Helyettes" also means "substitute" in English |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, the term 'aðstoðarmaður' can also mean a 'sidekick' or a 'partner' in a crime or adventure. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "onye enyemaka" can also refer to a person who helps with household chores or provides support in other ways. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "asisten" also means a person who helps with household chores and errands. |
| Italian | Assistente, a word of Latin origin, can also refer to someone present at an event as a witness or someone who provides aid in a particular matter. |
| Japanese | アシスタント is a loanword from the English word "assistant". |
| Javanese | In Javanese the word "asistěn" can also mean "help" or "support" when not used in a formal academic or professional context. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸಹಾಯಕ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "सह" (saha), meaning "together", and "अयति" (ayati), meaning "to go". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "көмекші" (assistant) is related to the word "көмек" (help), meaning "one who provides help". |
| Khmer | The term comes from the Sanskrit word "sahanuja", meaning "younger sibling" or "helper". |
| Korean | 조수 (assistant) originally meant "a person who helps with the writing of documents, especially official ones" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word "alîkar" also means "help" or "aid" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "жардамчы" can also refer to a helper or a comrade in arms. |
| Latin | The Latin word "adiutor" derives from the verb "adiuvo," meaning "to aid" or "to help." |
| Latvian | In Latvian, "asistents" (assistant) comes from the German word "Assistent" and is also used for "aide". |
| Lithuanian | The word "asistentas" can also mean "assistant professor" or "teaching assistant" in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Assistent" can also refer to a teacher's assistant or a helper in a shop. |
| Macedonian | The word "асистент" in Macedonian is derived from the French word "assistant" and the Latin word "assistere", both meaning "to stand by or near". |
| Malagasy | "Mpanampy" is also used to refer to a |
| Malay | The word "pembantu" is derived from the Sanskrit "pra" and "bhand", meaning "to work" and "to serve" respectively, indicating a wide range of possible meanings beyond just "assistant". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "Assistent" originates from the French "Assistant" and the Italian "Assistente". |
| Maori | Kaiāwhina can also refer to a companion, friend, or helper. |
| Marathi | सहाय्यक (sahayaka) is related to the word 'sah' (help), and can also mean supportive or conducive. |
| Mongolian | The word 'туслах' may also refer to a 'coworker' or 'companion'. |
| Nepali | The word 'सहायक' ('assistant') in Nepali shares its origin with the Sanskrit word 'सहा' ('saha'), meaning 'support' or 'help'. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, the word "assistent" can also refer to a small drawer in a cabinet. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wothandizira" derives from the verb "thandiza," meaning "to help," suggesting the assistant's role in providing aid. |
| Pashto | The word "مرستیال" can also refer to a deputy or representative. |
| Persian | The term "دستیار" derives from the combination of "دست" (hand) and the suffix "یار" (helper), connoting someone who offers practical or technical support. |
| Polish | Asystent is derived from the Latin word 'assistere', meaning 'to stand by' or 'to help'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Brazil, "assistente" can also refer to a medical resident. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸਹਾਇਕ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "सहाय" meaning "helper" or "supporter |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "asistent" can also mean "attendant" or "helper". |
| Russian | In Russian, the word "помощник" (assistant) can also refer to a household appliance that helps with cleaning or cooking. |
| Samoan | Fesoasoani, meaning 'assistant', can also refer to a person who provides physical support or care to someone in need. |
| Serbian | The word "помоћник" comes from the verb "помоћи", which means "to help", and originally referred to someone who helps another person in a particular task or job. |
| Sesotho | Mothusi is the Sesotho word for assistant, and is commonly used in the context of a person who helps in the daily tasks of another person. |
| Shona | Mutevedzeri derives from the verb 'kutevedza' (to follow), so it can also mean 'successor' or 'heir'. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "اسسٽنٽ" can also mean "helper" or "aid". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "සහකාර" (assistant) also means "helpmate" or "companion" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "sahakāri" with the same meaning. |
| Slovak | The word "asistent" is derived from the Latin word "assistere", meaning "to stand by". In Slovak, it can also be used to refer to a secretary or administrative assistant. |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "pomočnik" ultimately derives from the Slavic root "*pomog-/*pomozi", meaning "to aid, help, assist". |
| Somali | The word "caawiye" can also mean "helper" or "supporter" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The verb asistir means to attend to, to be present at, or to be involved in something. |
| Sundanese | The word "asisten" in Sundanese also implies a sense of "helper" or "aid" to others. |
| Swahili | "Msaidizi" originates from the Arabic word "saada" meaning "help" or "aid". |
| Swedish | "Assistent" in Swedish can also mean "attendant" or "secretary", and is derived from the Latin word "assistere", meaning "to stand by". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Katulong" literally means "helper in the house" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word юрдамчё is derived from the Persian word یوردمچی, meaning "aide" or "helper". |
| Tamil | The word உதவியாளர் is derived from the root word "உதவு", meaning "to help" or "to assist". |
| Telugu | The word "assistant" comes from the Latin word "assistere", which means "to stand by" or "to help." |
| Thai | The Thai word "ผู้ช่วย" (assistant) originally meant "one who sits behind". |
| Turkish | "Asistan" is the Turkish word for "assistant" and is also used to refer to a university professor's assistant, a lawyer's assistant, or a judge's assistant, among other things. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word асистент ('асистент') comes from the Latin word 'assistens' which means 'being present', and is related to the French word 'assistant' and the English word 'assistant'. |
| Urdu | The word "معاون" originated from the Arabic word "عون", meaning "help" and "support", and is sometimes used to denote a secondary or subordinate role within an organization. |
| Uzbek | "Yordamchi" is derived from the Persian word "yad" which means "to help" or "to assist". |
| Vietnamese | The Sino-Vietnamese term "phụ tá" is composed of the elements "phụ" (to assist) and "tá" (to support), and can also refer to an aide or helper |
| Welsh | "Cymnorthwyydd" is derived from "cy northwyl" (northern support), meaning "assistance". |
| Xhosa | The word "umncedisi" can also mean "helper" or "intermediary" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The word 'אַסיסטאַנט' (assistant) in Yiddish shares the same root as 'אסיף' (harvest), emphasizing the role of an assistant in gathering and supporting efforts. |
| Yoruba | "Olùrànlówó" also means "the one who receives money" (from "owó": money, and "gba": to receive). |
| Zulu | Umsizi can also refer to a person who is not necessarily an assistant but rather a guide or someone who provides advice. |
| English | The word 'assistant' originates from the Latin word 'assistere', meaning 'to stand by' or 'to aid' |