Judgment in different languages

Judgment in Different Languages

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Judgment


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Afrikaans
oordeel
Albanian
gjykim
Amharic
ፍርድ
Arabic
حكم
Armenian
դատողություն
Assamese
বিচাৰ
Aymara
taripañataki
Azerbaijani
mühakimə
Bambara
kiritigɛ
Basque
epaia
Belarusian
меркаванне
Bengali
রায়
Bhojpuri
फैसला कइल जाला
Bosnian
osuda
Bulgarian
преценка
Catalan
judici
Cebuano
paghukum
Chinese (Simplified)
判断
Chinese (Traditional)
判斷
Corsican
ghjudiziu
Croatian
osuda
Czech
rozsudek
Danish
dom
Dhivehi
ޙުކުމެވެ
Dogri
फैसला करना
Dutch
oordeel
English
judgment
Esperanto
juĝo
Estonian
kohtuotsus
Ewe
ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃
Filipino (Tagalog)
paghatol
Finnish
tuomio
French
jugement
Frisian
oardiel
Galician
xuízo
Georgian
განსჯა
German
beurteilung
Greek
κρίση
Guarani
juicio rehegua
Gujarati
ચુકાદો
Haitian Creole
jijman
Hausa
hukunci
Hawaiian
hoʻokolokolo
Hebrew
פְּסַק דִין
Hindi
प्रलय
Hmong
kev txiav txim
Hungarian
ítélet
Icelandic
dómur
Igbo
ikpe
Ilocano
panangukom
Indonesian
pertimbangan
Irish
breithiúnas
Italian
giudizio
Japanese
判定
Javanese
pangadilan
Kannada
ತೀರ್ಪು
Kazakh
үкім
Khmer
ការវិនិច្ឆ័យ
Kinyarwanda
urubanza
Konkani
न्याय दिवप
Korean
심판
Krio
jɔjmɛnt
Kurdish
biryar
Kurdish (Sorani)
حوکمدان
Kyrgyz
сот
Lao
ການຕັດສິນໃຈ
Latin
judicium
Latvian
spriedumu
Lingala
kosambisama
Lithuanian
sprendimas
Luganda
okusalawo
Luxembourgish
uerteel
Macedonian
судење
Maithili
निर्णय
Malagasy
fitsarana
Malay
penghakiman
Malayalam
ന്യായവിധി
Maltese
ġudizzju
Maori
whakawakanga
Marathi
निर्णय
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
rorelna a ni
Mongolian
шүүлт
Myanmar (Burmese)
တရားသဖြင့်စီရင်ခြင်း
Nepali
निर्णय
Norwegian
dømmekraft
Nyanja (Chichewa)
chiweruzo
Odia (Oriya)
ବିଚାର
Oromo
murtii kennuu
Pashto
قضاوت
Persian
داوری
Polish
osąd
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
julgamento
Punjabi
ਨਿਰਣਾ
Quechua
taripay
Romanian
hotărâre
Russian
суждение
Samoan
faamasinoga
Sanskrit
न्यायः
Scots Gaelic
breitheanas
Sepedi
kahlolo
Serbian
пресуда
Sesotho
kahlolo
Shona
mutongo
Sindhi
فيصلو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
විනිශ්චය
Slovak
rozsudok
Slovenian
obsodba
Somali
xukunka
Spanish
juicio
Sundanese
pangadilan
Swahili
hukumu
Swedish
dom
Tagalog (Filipino)
paghatol
Tajik
ҳукм
Tamil
தீர்ப்பு
Tatar
хөкем
Telugu
తీర్పు
Thai
วิจารณญาณ
Tigrinya
ፍርዲ
Tsonga
ku avanyisa
Turkish
yargı
Turkmen
höküm
Twi (Akan)
atemmu a wɔde ma
Ukrainian
судження
Urdu
فیصلہ
Uyghur
ھۆكۈم
Uzbek
hukm
Vietnamese
sự phán xét
Welsh
barn
Xhosa
umgwebo
Yiddish
משפּט
Yoruba
idajọ
Zulu
ukwahlulela

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "oordeel" in Afrikaans derives from the Middle Dutch "oordel", meaning "sentence" or "verdict".
AlbanianThe Albanian word "gjykim" is derived from the Latin word "iudicium", meaning "judgment" or "court decision".
Amharic"ፍርድ" can also mean "fate, destiny, or retribution."
ArabicThe word "حكم" can also mean "rule", "decree", or "sentence".
AzerbaijaniThe word "mühakimə" in Azerbaijani can also refer to a "dispute" or "argument".
BasqueEpaia comes from the Proto-Basque *ebai, which also means "sentence," "norm," and "law."
Belarusian"Меркаванне" can also mean "belief" or "opinion".
BengaliThe word "রায়" in Bengali has multiple meanings, including a legal decision, a monarch's order, or an opinion.
BosnianThe word "osuda" in Bosnian also means "fate" or "destiny"
BulgarianThe word "преценка" can also refer to an evaluation or an assessment in Bulgarian.
CatalanThe Catalan word "judici" ultimately derives from the Latin word "iudicium," which also means "lawsuit" or "trial."
CebuanoThe term `paghukum` can also refer to a `sentence or ruling` that is passed in a court.
Chinese (Simplified)"判" can also mean to distinguish or discern.
Chinese (Traditional)"判斷" can also mean "to guess" or "to estimate"
CorsicanThe Corsican word for judgment, 'ghjudiziu,' is derived from the Latin 'iudicium', which means both judgment and trial.
CroatianThe word 'osuda' is of Slavic origin and originally meant both 'condemnation' and 'sentence'.
Czech"Rozsudek" in Czech can also refer to the act of judging or the process of forming an opinion.
DanishThe Danish word "dom" originates from the Old Norse "dómr" meaning both "judgment" and "decision of a court."
DutchThe Dutch word "oordeel" derives from the Old Germanic "or-deil", meaning "origin or source" (compare "ordeal").
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "juĝo" also shares its root with the Latin word "iudicium", from which the English word "jury" is derived.
Estonian"Kohtuotsus" derives from "koht" (place) and "otsus" (decision), thus reflecting the act of reaching a decision in court.
FinnishIn Finnish, the word "tuomio" also refers to rowan or mountain ash trees and their berries.
FrenchThe French word “jugement” has an alternate legal meaning of 'a judgment call' or 'a professional opinion'.
FrisianOardiel is derived from the Old Frisian word "ordil", meaning "judgment" or "verdict".
GalicianIn Galician, "xuízo" also means "intellect, understanding, or reason".
GeorgianIn Old Georgian, "განსჯა" initially meant "distinction," and "sentence" (i.e. a judicial decision) only in the 18th century.
GermanThe word "Beurteilung" is derived from the Old High German word "biot", meaning "act of judging" or "opinion".
GreekThe noun 'κρίση' traces roots to the verb 'κρίνω', which originally meant 'to separate' before acquiring its more specific meaning.
Gujarati"ચુકાદો" (judgment) in Gujarati comes from the Sanskrit word "śakta","meaning able or competent.
Haitian Creole"Jijman" also refers to a Haitian legal document that is part of the judicial system.
HausaIn Arabic, the word 'hukunci' means 'legal', and in Turkish, it means 'verdict'.
HawaiianHoʻokolokolo may also mean "to inquire" and "to interrogate"
HebrewIn Biblical Hebrew, פְּסַק דִין also meant "lawsuit" or "legal matter"
HindiThe word "प्रलय" comes from the Sanskrit root "pra" (destruction) and "li" (dissolution), and can refer to the end of the world or a major catastrophe.
HmongThe Hmong word "kev txiav txim" comes from the Proto-Hmong-Mien word *tʃuŋ *tʃɔŋ, meaning "to guess, to decide, to judge."
Hungarian"Ítélet" not only means "judgment" but also "sentence" and "opinion".
IcelandicThe word "dómur" in Icelandic also means "cathedral" and derives from the Latin word "domus" meaning "house".
Igbo"Ikpe" can also mean "case" or "lawsuit" in Igbo.
IndonesianThe word "pertimbangan" in Indonesian also means "consideration" or "deliberation".
IrishThe Irish word "breithiúnas" also means "sovereignty" and derives from the Proto-Celtic root *bretix, meaning "judgment" or "sovereign power."
ItalianAn alternate meaning of the word "giudizio" in Italian is "good sense or prudence."
JapaneseThe kanji "定" in "判定" means "fixed" and "不" means "not", implying the finality of the judgment.
JavaneseThe Javanese word "pangadilan" can also refer to a "law enforcement officer" or a "magistrate".
KannadaThe Kannada word "ತೀರ್ಪು" (tīrpu) can also refer to a settlement or a decision made by a court of law.
KazakhThe Kazakh word "үкім" also carries the meanings of "verdict", "sentence", and "punishment".
KhmerThe word "ការវិនិច្ឆ័យ" can also refer to the act of evaluating something or to the opinion or decision that is formed as a result of evaluation.
Korean"심판" (judgment) in Korean also means a referee, umpire, or judge in a sports match.
KurdishThe word "biryar" also refers to a traditional Kurdish meeting where disputes are resolved and consensus is sought.
KyrgyzThe word "сот" in Kyrgyz is derived from the Old Turkic word "sot", meaning "to decide" or "to judge".
LaoIn Buddhist philosophy, ການຕັດສິນໃຈ means 'the power of discrimination through which a person can distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil; the ability to make judgments'.
LatinThe term "judicium" in Latin can also refer to a trial or legal proceeding.
LatvianIn addition to "judgment," "spriedumu" can also mean "a decision made by a court of law".
LithuanianIt is related to the Proto-Indo-European words
LuxembourgishThe word “Uerteel” likely comes from the French “arbitraire”, meaning “judgment”, or from the German “Urteil”, which has the same meaning.
MacedonianThe Macedonian word "судење" (judgment) shares the same root with the word "судбина" (destiny) and can also mean "trial" (a legal proceeding).
Malagasy"Fitsarana" may also refer to a Malagasy dance involving divination through trance.
MalayIn Malay, the word "penghakiman" also refers to the process of judging or evaluating.
MalayalamThe word ന്യായവിധി comes from the Sanskrit word 'nyāya', meaning 'justice', and 'vidhi', meaning 'rule' or 'law'.
MalteseThe Maltese word "ġudizzju" originates from the Arabic word "quḍḍī" and also means "divine judgment".
MaoriWhakawakanga's meaning is multifaceted, encompassing adjudication, evaluation, and discernment
MarathiThe word "निर्णय" also means "decision", "conclusion", and "determination" in Marathi.
MongolianШүүлт may derive from "шигтэх" ("to penetrate"), indicating its function in separating right from wrong.
Myanmar (Burmese)The word "judgment" originates from the Latin "iudicium" or "iūs," and is often used interchangeably with terms such as "verdict," "sentence," and "ruling."
NepaliThe word "निर्णय" is derived from the Sanskrit word "नि" (ni), meaning "to lead down" or "to settle", and "रण" (ran), meaning "battle" or "contest", hence signifying a final decision or conclusion.
NorwegianThe Norwegian word "dømmekraft" derives from the verb "dømme", which means "to judge" and also refers to a person's "discernment or good sense".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "chiweruzo" can also refer to a "fine" or "penalty".
PashtoIn Pashto, the word "قضاوت" (judgment) also has extended meanings, including "decision" and "conclusion".
Persianداوری (dāvārī) is also used to refer to an arbitrator or umpire in a dispute.
Polish"Osąd" derives from the verb "osądzić" meaning "to judge, to settle, to pass sentence" and is related to the word "siedzieć" - "to sit".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The word "julgamento" originally meant a "gathering" before acquiring its current meaning of "judgment" or "sentence".
Punjabi"ਨਿਰਣਾ" (judgment) is also used to refer to the final decision or verdict made by a court or jury.
RomanianThe Romanian word "hotărâre" can also mean "determination" or "resolution", derived from the Latin "hortari" (to urge, to encourage).
RussianThe Russian word "суждение" (judgment) is derived from the Old Church Slavonic "судити" (to judge), which is cognate with the English "suit" (legal action).
SamoanIn the Bible, faamasinoga is also used to describe God's actions when judging people, as seen in the passage in Leviticus 10:6 where a similar phrase was used to describe God's judgment against Nadab and Abihu.
Scots GaelicBreitheanas is also the genitive plural of breith, meaning "birth" or "origin".
SerbianThe word "пресуда" is derived from the Slavic root "sąd", which means "court" or "lawsuit".
SesothoThe word "kahlolo" is not a noun, but the present-progressive form of the verb "ho ahlola" (to judge).
ShonaMutongo also refers to a traditional court or gathering place where judgments and rulings are made in Shona culture.
Sindhi"فيصلو" is originally an Indic word used by the Sanskrit speakers who came to Sindh in large numbers as early as the period of Muslim invasion of Sindh.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)විනිශ්චය ('viṉishchaya') in Sinhala also denotes 'firm determination', akin to its Sanskrit root that translates to 'firm'
SlovakIn Slovak, "rozsudok" also refers to a statement of conclusion in a logical argument or a decision in a court case.
SlovenianThe word 'obsodba' also means 'condemnation' in Slovenian, emphasizing the negative connotation associated with judgment.
SomaliThe word "xukunka" is derived from the Arabic word "hukm", meaning "rule" or "decree".
Spanish"Juicio" can also mean trial, process, lawsuit, sense, understanding, opinion, discretion, maturity, sanity, reason, or wisdom.
SundaneseAlthough "pangadilan" now only refers to "judgment", it also refers to "trial" in Old Sundanese.
SwahiliThe word 'hukumu' in Swahili can also mean a law, a decree, or a verdict, and it is derived from the Arabic word 'hukm'.
SwedishThe Swedish word "dom" can also refer to a cathedral, especially the Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden.
Tagalog (Filipino)The word "paghatol" is also used figuratively to mean "verdict" or "a decision that has been reached after consideration or deliberation."
TajikIn Tajik, “ҳукм” can also mean “sentence,” “decree,” “command,” “rule,” or “law.”
TamilThe Tamil word "தீர்ப்பு" can also refer to an opinion or belief.
TeluguThe Telugu word "తీర్పు" can also refer to a verdict or sentence passed by a court or judge.
Thaiวิจารณญาณ comes from two words, วิจารณ์, meaning analyze or criticize, and ญาณ, meaning wisdom.
TurkishThe word "yargı" in Turkish also refers to the judiciary or court system.
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "судження" can also mean "opinion" or "inference".
UrduThe root meaning of "فیصلہ" in Urdu is "decision" and it is derived from the Arabic word "فصل", which means "to separate".
Uzbek“Hukm” in Uzbek refers to a religious decree, a command from a judge, or a sentence
VietnameseThe Vietnamese word "sự phán xét" can also mean "opinion" or "criticism".
WelshThe word 'barn' in Welsh can also refer to the judgment made by a court or a decision reached in a contest.
XhosaThe word "umgwebo" also means "a boundary" or "a division" in Xhosa.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "משפּט" also means "legal proceeding" or "lawsuit".
YorubaThe Yoruba word "idajọ" not only means "judgment," but also "court."
ZuluUkwahlulela is also used as a synonym for 'punishment' when referring to a sentence carried out on someone who has been found guilty of an offense.
EnglishThe word "judgment" can also refer to the process of making a decision or forming an opinion.

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