Updated on March 6, 2024
The word 'incorporate' holds significant meaning in English, denoting the act of integrating or combining different elements into a unified whole. Its cultural importance is evident in various fields, including business, law, and education. When you 'incorporate' a company, for instance, you create a separate legal entity by combining various components, such as capital, assets, and personnel.
Moreover, the concept of 'incorporation' transcends linguistic and cultural boundaries, making it a valuable term to understand in various languages. For instance, in Spanish, 'incorporar' reflects the same meaning, while in French, 'incorporer' conveys the same idea. In German, 'incorporieren' captures the essence of this term, and in Japanese, '合体させる (gattai saseru)' signifies the act of bringing different elements together to create a unified whole.
Understanding the translation of 'incorporate' in different languages can broaden your cultural horizons and enhance your communication skills in a globalized world. So, let's explore how this term is expressed in various languages and cultures.
Afrikaans | inkorporeer | ||
In Afrikaans, "inkorporeer" can also be used to refer to legal entities, particularly in the context of company structures and mergers. | |||
Amharic | ማካተት | ||
The word 'ማካተት' in Amharic has the dual meaning of 'incorporate' and 'comprehend'. | |||
Hausa | kunsa | ||
Hausa "kunsa" originates from Songhay "kuntak" and may refer to the incorporation of individuals, groups, or territories. | |||
Igbo | itinye n'ime | ||
The Igbo word 'itinye n'ime' literally means 'place or send into', highlighting the concept of inclusion and absorption. | |||
Malagasy | mampiditra | ||
The word "mampiditra" in Malagasy also means "to enter" or "to put in". | |||
Nyanja (Chichewa) | kuphatikiza | ||
"Kuphatikiza" may also refer to including or introducing something as part of a system or organization. | |||
Shona | sanganisira | ||
The word "sanganisira" in Shona can also mean "to unite" or "to connect". | |||
Somali | ku darid | ||
Ku darid derives from Arabic "dara'a", meaning "to join" and also refers to the inclusion of a group into another. | |||
Sesotho | kenyeletsa | ||
The word "kenyeletsa" can also mean "to make something complete" or "to bring something to an end". | |||
Swahili | kuingiza | ||
The noun "kuingiza" can also mean "introduction" or "entrance" | |||
Xhosa | faka | ||
The word "faka" can have a wider meaning of "to put or place something somewhere", not just in the formal sense of incorporating a company. | |||
Yoruba | ṣafikun | ||
'Ṣafikun' also means 'put together' in Yoruba. | |||
Zulu | faka | ||
The word "faka" can also mean to "put in" or "insert" something. | |||
Bambara | ka don a kɔnɔ | ||
Ewe | de nu eme | ||
Kinyarwanda | shyiramo | ||
Lingala | kokɔtisa na kati | ||
Luganda | okuyingizaamu | ||
Sepedi | akaretša | ||
Twi (Akan) | fa ka ho | ||
Arabic | دمج او تجسيد | ||
This word can also mean "integrate" in English. | |||
Hebrew | בע"מ | ||
בע"מ is an acronym of "בערבון מוגבל" meaning "in limited liability". | |||
Pashto | شاملول | ||
The word "شاملول" is the active participle of the verb "شاملول كيدا" (to encompass), which is derived from the Arabic root "ش م ل" (to include). | |||
Arabic | دمج او تجسيد | ||
This word can also mean "integrate" in English. |
Albanian | përfshijnë | ||
'Përfshijnë' comes from the Latin 'perficere', meaning 'to finish' or 'to complete'. | |||
Basque | sartu | ||
The Basque word sartu "to enter" is a derivative of the PIE root *(s)er- "to flow". | |||
Catalan | incorporar | ||
In Catalan, "incorporar" can also mean to assimilate or absorb into a group or organization. | |||
Croatian | uključiti | ||
The word "uključiti" is derived from the word "ključ" ("key"), and also means to "switch on" or "include". | |||
Danish | indarbejde | ||
The word "indarbejde" comes from the Old Norse word "indverka," which means "to work in". | |||
Dutch | opnemen | ||
The word "opnemen" also means taking in a person; admitting, accepting a person; receiving a person in one's house; registering, enrolling a person. | |||
English | incorporate | ||
The word "incorporate" comes from the Latin word "incorporare," meaning "to make into a whole". | |||
French | intégrer | ||
The word "intégrer" also means "to integrate" in mathematics and computer science. | |||
Frisian | ynkorporearje | ||
The Frisian word "ynkorporearje" can also mean "to include" or "to take over". | |||
Galician | incorporar | ||
The Galician word "incorporar" can also mean to "put on clothes" or "to get dressed." | |||
German | übernehmen | ||
"Übernehmen" also means "to take over" or "to assume" something, and it is derived from the Middle High German word "übernemen," which means "to take over" or "to receive." | |||
Icelandic | fella | ||
Fella can also mean to cover with skin or fur. | |||
Irish | ionchorprú | ||
The word ionchorprú derives from the Latin word "incorporare," meaning "to embody," and has the alternate meaning of "to unite." | |||
Italian | incorporare | ||
In Italian, "incorporare" can also mean to assimilate or absorb something. | |||
Luxembourgish | integréieren | ||
The verb "integréieren" is a loanword from French and also shares its meaning, though in Luxembourgish it is less specific to law. | |||
Maltese | jinkorporaw | ||
The word "jinkorporaw" in Maltese is derived from the French "incorporer" and also means "to include". | |||
Norwegian | innlemme | ||
The word "innlemme" also means "to include" or "to incorporate something" into something else. | |||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | incorporar | ||
"Incorporar" means to add or include something, but it can also mean to form or establish a company or institution. | |||
Scots Gaelic | toirt a-steach | ||
In its literal translation, the Gaelic word "toirt a-steach" roughly means "taking in", but is commonly used for the concept of "incorporating" in an administrative or business context. | |||
Spanish | incorporar | ||
Its etymology relates to being part of a physical body, which later extended to intangible concepts like ideas. | |||
Swedish | införliva | ||
The word "införliva" is derived from the Latin word "incorporare", meaning "to unite or merge". | |||
Welsh | ymgorffori | ||
The Welsh word 'ymgorffori' derives from the Welsh word 'corff' (body) and the prefix 'ym-' (together), and originally meant 'embodi' |
Belarusian | уключыць | ||
The word "уключыць" can also mean "to include" or "to add". | |||
Bosnian | inkorporirati | ||
The word "inkorporirati" in Bosnian can also mean "to include" or "to embody". | |||
Bulgarian | включи | ||
This Bulgarian verb, "включи," has roots in the Proto-Slavic word *vъkъlučiti, meaning "to pull in." | |||
Czech | začlenit | ||
The word "začlenit" can also mean "to include" or "to integrate". | |||
Estonian | lisada | ||
The word "lisada" can also mean "to add" or "to include". | |||
Finnish | sisällyttää | ||
Sisällyttää is also used to specify the inclusion of a particular element within a set. | |||
Hungarian | beépíteni | ||
The word "beépíteni" is derived from the word "épít" (to build) and the prefix "be" (in), meaning "to build into" or "to incorporate". | |||
Latvian | iekļaut | ||
"Iekļaut" could also be translated to "include" or "enclose" in English. | |||
Lithuanian | įtraukti | ||
The word "įtraukti" can also mean "to include" or "to involve". | |||
Macedonian | вклучи | ||
The word "вклучи" (incorporate) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *vъkljutiti, which means "to enclose, to include". | |||
Polish | włączać | ||
"Włączać" comes from "łącz", meaning "join", hence "incorporate". | |||
Romanian | încorpora | ||
"Încorpora" in Romanian also means to join a military unit as a conscript; other meanings in Romanian of the etymologically distinct word, with another spelling, "-corpora," include "body" and forms of "gather" such as "congregare" ("to gather, assemble"). | |||
Russian | включать | ||
The verb "включать" also means "to include" or "to enable". | |||
Serbian | припојити | ||
The word "припојити" in Serbian also means "to attach" or "to annex". | |||
Slovak | začleniť | ||
The word "začleniť" derives from the Slavic word "člen", meaning "member", and refers to the act of joining or merging entities. | |||
Slovenian | vključiti | ||
The word "vključiti" can also mean "to switch on" or "to include" in Slovenian. | |||
Ukrainian | включити | ||
The Ukrainian word "включити" can also mean "to turn on"} |
Bengali | নিগমবদ্ধ | ||
নিগমবদ্ধ শব্দের বিভিন্ন ব্যবহারের মধ্যে আছে একটি সংস্থাকে নিগমে পরিণত করা, একটি সংস্থাকে আরেকটি সংস্থার সঙ্গে একীভূত করা এবং একটি সংস্থাকে আইনগতভাবে স্বীকৃত করা। | |||
Gujarati | સમાવિષ્ટ | ||
Hindi | शामिल | ||
The word 'शामिल' is derived from the Arabic word 'شامل' meaning 'to include' or 'to cover'. | |||
Kannada | ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಿ | ||
The word "ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಿ" comes from the Sanskrit word "संयोज्य" (samyojya), meaning "that which can be joined or combined together". | |||
Malayalam | സംയോജിപ്പിക്കുക | ||
Marathi | समाविष्ट करणे | ||
The word 'incorporate' comes from the Latin word 'incorporare', which means 'to form into a body' or 'to unite into one whole'. | |||
Nepali | सम्मिलित | ||
The word "सम्मिलित" also has the meaning of "inclusive" in Nepali. | |||
Punjabi | ਸ਼ਾਮਲ | ||
The word 'ਸ਼ਾਮਲ' can also mean 'included', 'joined', or 'engaged' depending on its usage in a sentence. | |||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | ඒකාබද්ධ කරන්න | ||
Tamil | இணை | ||
The word "இணை" also means "to join" or "to unite". | |||
Telugu | విలీనం | ||
The word "విలీనం" can also mean "to disappear" or "to merge". | |||
Urdu | شامل | ||
"شامل" can be spelled as "شاامل" as well; it can also mean "including", "consisting of", "comprising", or "embracing" in Urdu. |
Chinese (Simplified) | 合并 | ||
合并 (hé bìng) is also a term for "merging" two or more files into one. | |||
Chinese (Traditional) | 合併 | ||
"合併" can also mean "merge" or "unite". | |||
Japanese | 組み込む | ||
The word "組み込む" (kumi-komu) is also used to describe the process of assembling or putting together something, similar to the English word "assemble". | |||
Korean | 통합하다 | ||
The word "통합하다" can also mean "to integrate" or "to unify". | |||
Mongolian | хувь нийлүүлэх | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) | ထည့်သွင်း | ||
The verb ထည့်သွင်း ('incorporate') is used as both to insert into something and to enter a group (e.g. a business), and is used to add a name to a list. |
Indonesian | menggabungkan | ||
The word 'menggabungkan' can also mean to combine or merge. | |||
Javanese | nggabungake | ||
"Nggabungake" comes from the root word "gabung" which means "to join" or "to combine" | |||
Khmer | រួមបញ្ចូល | ||
Lao | ລວມ | ||
The Lao word "ລວມ" can also mean "to accumulate" or "to gather together". | |||
Malay | menggabungkan | ||
Menggabungkan is derived from the root word "gabung" which means "to join, unite, or combine". | |||
Thai | รวม | ||
รวม also means the sum or total of something. | |||
Vietnamese | kết hợp | ||
In Vietnamese, "kết hợp" may refer to an act of combining or integrating, and can also imply a collaborative effort or partnership. | |||
Filipino (Tagalog) | isama | ||
Azerbaijani | daxil etmək | ||
The word "daxil etmək" can also mean "to include" or "to add" in Azerbaijani. | |||
Kazakh | қосу | ||
The Kazakh word "қосу" has an additional meaning of "to count" | |||
Kyrgyz | кошуу | ||
Кошуу (incorporate) also means to add, annex, or include. | |||
Tajik | дохил кардан | ||
The word "дохил кардан" can also mean "to include" or "to add" in Tajik. | |||
Turkmen | goşmak | ||
Uzbek | qo'shmoq | ||
The word "qo'shmoq" in Uzbek also means "to join" or "to add". | |||
Uyghur | بىرلەشتۈرۈڭ | ||
Hawaiian | hoʻohui | ||
The word "hoʻohui" also means "to join together" or "to unite" in Hawaiian. | |||
Maori | whakauru | ||
In Maori whakauru can also refer to a method of fishing using bait to entice the fish in. | |||
Samoan | tuʻufaʻatasia | ||
The word 'tuʻufaʻatasia' in Samoan also has the meanings 'to establish', 'to found' and 'to institute'. | |||
Tagalog (Filipino) | isama | ||
"Isama" also means to include, join, or add. |
Aymara | uñt’ayaña | ||
Guarani | omoinge haguã | ||
Esperanto | korpigi | ||
The word korpigi comes from the Latin word corpus, meaning body or company. | |||
Latin | incorporate | ||
Incorporate also implies the legal process of creating a corporation or joining it. |
Greek | ενσωματώνω | ||
The Greek word "ενσωματώνω" can also mean to "embody" or "incarnate". | |||
Hmong | teeb tsa | ||
"Tseeb tsa" is also a traditional game played by Hmong women for entertainment. | |||
Kurdish | tevlê kirin | ||
The word "tevlê kirin" in Kurdish can also mean "to join" or "to merge". | |||
Turkish | dahil etmek | ||
Dahil etmek comes from the Arabic word daxl, meaning entrance or inclusion. | |||
Xhosa | faka | ||
The word "faka" can have a wider meaning of "to put or place something somewhere", not just in the formal sense of incorporating a company. | |||
Yiddish | ינקאָרפּערייט | ||
This Yiddish word can also mean to 'enroll' or 'be inducted.' | |||
Zulu | faka | ||
The word "faka" can also mean to "put in" or "insert" something. | |||
Assamese | অন্তৰ্ভুক্ত কৰা | ||
Aymara | uñt’ayaña | ||
Bhojpuri | शामिल कइल जाला | ||
Dhivehi | އިންކޯޕަރޭޓް ކުރުން | ||
Dogri | शामिल करना | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) | isama | ||
Guarani | omoinge haguã | ||
Ilocano | iraman | ||
Krio | inkɔrpɔret | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) | یەکخستنی | ||
Maithili | शामिल करब | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯏꯅꯀꯣꯔꯄꯣꯔꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo | incorporate tih hi a ni | ||
Oromo | hammachuu | ||
Odia (Oriya) | ସମ୍ମିଳିତ | ||
Quechua | incorporar | ||
Sanskrit | समावेश | ||
Tatar | кертү | ||
Tigrinya | ምውህሃድ ምግባር | ||
Tsonga | ku nghenisa | ||