Miracle in Different Languages
Discover 'Miracle' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Miracle
Afrikaans wonderwerk | ||
Albanian mrekulli | ||
Amharic ተአምር | ||
Arabic معجزة | ||
Armenian հրաշք | ||
Assamese অলৌকিক ঘটনা | ||
Aymara khuyapayawi | ||
Azerbaijani möcüzə | ||
Bambara kabako | ||
Basque miraria | ||
Belarusian цуд | ||
Bengali অলৌকিক ঘটনা | ||
Bhojpuri चमत्कार | ||
Bosnian čudo | ||
Bulgarian чудо | ||
Catalan miracle | ||
Cebuano milagro | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 奇迹 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 奇蹟 | ||
Corsican miraculu | ||
Croatian čudo | ||
Czech zázrak | ||
Danish mirakel | ||
Dhivehi މުޢުޖިޒާތް | ||
Dogri कमाल | ||
Dutch wonder | ||
English miracle | ||
Esperanto miraklo | ||
Estonian ime | ||
Ewe nukunu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) himala | ||
Finnish ihme | ||
French miracle | ||
Frisian wûnder | ||
Galician milagre | ||
Georgian სასწაული | ||
German wunder | ||
Greek θαύμα | ||
Guarani jehupavẽkatu | ||
Gujarati ચમત્કાર | ||
Haitian Creole mirak | ||
Hausa mu'ujiza | ||
Hawaiian hana mana | ||
Hebrew נֵס | ||
Hindi चमत्कार | ||
Hmong txuj ci tseem ceeb | ||
Hungarian csoda | ||
Icelandic kraftaverk | ||
Igbo ọrụ ebube | ||
Ilocano mirakulo | ||
Indonesian keajaiban | ||
Irish míorúilt | ||
Italian miracolo | ||
Japanese 奇跡 | ||
Javanese kaelokan | ||
Kannada ಪವಾಡ | ||
Kazakh ғажайып | ||
Khmer អព្ភូតហេតុ | ||
Kinyarwanda igitangaza | ||
Konkani अजाप | ||
Korean 기적 | ||
Krio mirɛkul | ||
Kurdish mûcîze | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) موعجیزە | ||
Kyrgyz керемет | ||
Lao ມະຫັດສະຈັນ | ||
Latin miraculum | ||
Latvian brīnums | ||
Lingala likamwisi | ||
Lithuanian stebuklas | ||
Luganda eky'amagero | ||
Luxembourgish wonner | ||
Macedonian чудо | ||
Maithili चमत्कार | ||
Malagasy fahagagana | ||
Malay keajaiban | ||
Malayalam അത്ഭുതം | ||
Maltese miraklu | ||
Maori merekara | ||
Marathi चमत्कार | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯉꯛꯄ | ||
Mizo thilmak | ||
Mongolian гайхамшиг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အံ့ဖွယ်အမှု | ||
Nepali चमत्कार | ||
Norwegian mirakel | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chozizwitsa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚମତ୍କାର | ||
Oromo dinqii | ||
Pashto معجزه | ||
Persian معجزه | ||
Polish cud | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) milagre | ||
Punjabi ਚਮਤਕਾਰ | ||
Quechua milagro | ||
Romanian miracol | ||
Russian чудо | ||
Samoan vavega | ||
Sanskrit अचंभा | ||
Scots Gaelic mìorbhail | ||
Sepedi mohlolo | ||
Serbian чудо | ||
Sesotho mohlolo | ||
Shona chishamiso | ||
Sindhi معجزہ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආශ්චර්යය | ||
Slovak zázrak | ||
Slovenian čudež | ||
Somali mucjiso | ||
Spanish milagro | ||
Sundanese kaajaiban | ||
Swahili muujiza | ||
Swedish mirakel | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) himala | ||
Tajik мӯъҷиза | ||
Tamil அதிசயம் | ||
Tatar могҗиза | ||
Telugu అద్భుతం | ||
Thai ปาฏิหาริย์ | ||
Tigrinya ተኣምራት | ||
Tsonga mahlori | ||
Turkish mucize | ||
Turkmen gudrat | ||
Twi (Akan) anwanwadeɛ | ||
Ukrainian диво | ||
Urdu معجزہ | ||
Uyghur مۆجىزە | ||
Uzbek mo''jiza | ||
Vietnamese phép màu | ||
Welsh gwyrth | ||
Xhosa ummangaliso | ||
Yiddish נס | ||
Yoruba iyanu | ||
Zulu isimangaliso |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "wonderwerk" in Afrikaans originates from the Dutch "wonderwerk" and literally means "work of wonder" or "miracle." |
| Albanian | The Proto-Albanian root *mirə- 'to wonder' also gives us the noun mrekullia "wonder, miracle, marvel", and verb mrekullohem "to be surprised, amazed, astonished". |
| Amharic | The word "ተአምር" means "mystery" and is also related to the concept of "wonder". |
| Arabic | The word "معجزة" (muʿjiza) derives from the root "عجز" (ʿajz), meaning "inability" or "weakness," suggesting that a miracle is an event that defies human limitations or expectations. |
| Armenian | The word 'հրաշք' (hrask) in Armenian originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱreuH-, meaning 'to grow' or 'to increase'. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "möcüzə" in Azerbaijani might have derived from the Arabic word "muʿajiz" meaning a manifestation of a miracle. |
| Basque | The Basque word "miraria" also means "surprise" or "wonder". |
| Belarusian | The word "цуд" in Belarusian can also mean "magic" or "wonder", and is related to the Russian word "чудо" with the same meaning. |
| Bengali | The word "অলৌকিক ঘটনা" is derived from the Sanskrit word "अलौकिक", meaning "supernatural". It can also refer to an extraordinary event or a remarkable achievement. |
| Bosnian | The word 'čudo' can also mean 'monster' or 'abomination' in Bosnian, reflecting its Slavic roots where it originally meant 'something strange or unusual'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "чудо" can also mean "wonder" or "marvel" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "miracle" also refers to a sudden or unexpected occurrence, not necessarily supernatural. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "milagro" can also refer to a small, round-shaped fruit. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "奇迹" (qíjì) literally means "strange event" and can also refer to a "marvel" or "wonder." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 奇蹟 literally means an auspicious event or phenomenon. |
| Corsican | The word "miraculu" can also mean "wonder" or "marvel" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The word "čudo" in Croatian also means "wonder" or "marvel" and is related to the Proto-Slavic word "*čъdo", meaning "something wonderful or miraculous." |
| Czech | The Czech word "zázrak" has a double meaning, a miraculous event or something remarkable and exceptional |
| Danish | In Danish, "mirakel" can also refer to a wonderful or surprising thing, or to something that is difficult to believe or understand. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "wonder" is etymologically related to the English word "wander", and can refer to either a sense of amazement or disbelief, or to a supernatural event. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "miraklo" ("miracle") is derived from the Latin word "miraculum" ("wonderful thing") and has the same meaning in a wider sense. |
| Estonian | In Estonian, the word "ime" can also mean "wonder", "marvel", or "sign". |
| Finnish | The word "ihme" is derived from the Proto-Finnic word "ime", meaning "wonder" or "marvel." |
| French | The word "miracle" comes from the Latin "miraculum," meaning "a wonderful thing" or "a cause of wonder." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "wûnder" can also refer to a "monstrous being," a "monstrous thing," or a "marvel." |
| Galician | "Milagre" (meaning "miracle") also means "a piece of clothing that has been ironed", "a very thin slice of bread", "a very thin piece of anything" or "a very small amount of something". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word for "miracle" (სასწაული), literally means "something to be wondered at" as it is derived from "sa" (to be amazed), "s" (the suffix for action), "ts" (the marker for a noun) and the suffix "-uli" which denotes an object. |
| German | The German word "Wunder" is related to "wound" in English and shares the meaning of "a thing that cannot be explained." |
| Greek | The Greek word "θαύμα" also means "spectacle" or "marvel". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ચમત્કાર" (miracle) is derived from the Sanskrit word "चमत्कार" (camatkāra), which literally means "delight, astonishment, or surprise". |
| Haitian Creole | Mirak, meaning "miracle" in Haitian Creole, is also the Haitian Creole word for "mirror." |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "mu'ujiza" originally referred to a "strange or extraordinary event" but now conveys the sense of a "divine intervention". |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "hana mana" literally means "making work," and can also refer to a supernatural event or a divine act. |
| Hebrew | "נֵס", "miracle" in Hebrew, also means "banner", "flag" or "sign". |
| Hindi | The word "चमत्कार" (miracle) in Hindi derives from the Sanskrit word "चित्" (consciousness) and "मृक्" (to perceive), denoting an extraordinary event that surpasses ordinary perception. |
| Hmong | The term "txuj ci tseem ceeb" is formed from three distinct words: "txuj" (to happen), "ci" (of itself), and "tseem ceeb" (to surprise), reflecting the idea of an unexpected, astonishing event. |
| Hungarian | The word "csoda" is derived from csodál="to marvel", and is related to the Turkish word sovdak='a strange thing'. |
| Icelandic | Kraftaverk stems from the verbs "krefja" (demand) and "verka" (work), and can be understood as "demanding work". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "ọrụ ebube" may also mean "a great accomplishment" or "an extraordinary event". |
| Indonesian | The word "keajaiban" is derived from the Arabic word "karama" and Sanskrit word "acarya", meaning "gift" or "grace". |
| Italian | The Italian word 'miracolo' is derived from the Latin 'miraculum', which also means 'wonderful' or 'surprising' event. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, the kanji 奇跡 (kiseki) can have multiple meanings, including "unexpected event" and "rare occurrence." |
| Javanese | The word "kaelokan" also means "beauty" and "virtue". |
| Kannada | The word "ಪವಾಡ" also refers to a surprising or extraordinary event, or something wonderful or delightful. |
| Kazakh | "ғажайып" is a loanword from Arabic meaning "extraordinary occurrence" or "impossible thing". |
| Khmer | 'អព្ភូតហេតុ' derives from Sanskrit 'abhutahetu', where 'abhuta' means 'extraordinary' and 'hetu' means 'cause', hence denoting an event with an inexplicable cause. |
| Korean | The word "기적" (miracle) in Korean is also used to refer to "a wonderful thing" or "a coincidence". |
| Kurdish | The word "mûcîze" in Kurdish originally meant "something that is beyond human understanding". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "керемет" can also refer to a supernatural being or a sacred object. |
| Latin | "Miraculum" comes from the Latin word "mirari," meaning "to wonder at" or "to be amazed." |
| Latvian | The word "brīnums" in Latvian is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bhrē̆-/*bhrĭ- (to carry, bear, support)", sharing a common origin with words like "berry" and "ferry". |
| Lithuanian | "Stebuklas" is closely related to the words "stoburys" (a pole or pillar), "stambas" (vertebra), and "stebėti" (to observe). This suggests a possible origin of the word from an ancient belief that a miracle is something that stands out, is unusual or unexpected. |
| Luxembourgish | Wonner is derived from the Old High German word 'wunnja', meaning 'joy' or 'delight'. |
| Macedonian | The word "чудо" derives from the Proto-Slavic "*čjudъ", meaning "something wonderful or marvelous", and is related to the word "чудиться" (to be amazed). |
| Malagasy | The word "fahagagana" in Malagasy can also mean "something extraordinary" or "a mystery". |
| Malay | In addition to "miracle," "keajaiban" can also refer to magic or extraordinary power. |
| Malayalam | "അത്ഭുതം" comes from the Sanskrit word "adbhuta", meaning “something not felt before". It can also mean "wonder" or "mystery". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "miraklu" derives from the Arabic "muʿjiza" which means "sign". It is sometimes used to indicate a supernatural event. |
| Maori | "Merekara" is a loanword from the English "miracle", and also means "ghost" or "spirit" in Maori. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "चमत्कार" is derived from the Sanskrit word "चमत्स्कार," meaning "astonishment, wonder." |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "гайхамшиг" is also used to refer to a type of magical or shamanistic ritual. |
| Nepali | Nepali word चमत्कार, meaning 'miracle', is derived from the Sanskrit word 'chamatkara', which means 'astonishment' or 'wonder'. |
| Norwegian | The word 'mirakel' may also refer to a small object, such as a tiny piece of food or a small insect.} |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In some contexts, "chozizwitsa" can also be used in a non-religious sense to refer to an amazing or extraordinary event. |
| Pashto | The word "معجزه" in Pashto can also refer to an extraordinary event or occurrence. |
| Persian | The word معجزه originates from the Arabic root ج ز ر, meaning 'to break', signifying divine intervention that disrupts the natural course of events. |
| Polish | In Polish, "cud" is not only "miracle" but the name of a type of a "quirk" or an "oddity". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the term "milagre" also signifies an act of magic or wizardry. |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਚਮਤਕਾਰ' in Punjabi, meaning 'wonder' or 'miracle,' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'चमत्कार' (camatkāra), which encompasses various meanings such as 'astonishment,' 'surprise,' 'marvel,' and 'portent'. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "miracol" is derived from the Latin word "miraculum", meaning "something wonderful or strange". It can also refer to a "divine intervention" or an "event that cannot be explained by natural causes". |
| Russian | The word "чудо" in Russian derives from the Proto-Slavic "čjudъ", which also meant "foreigner" or "marvel". |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "vavega" can also refer to an unexpected event or a natural phenomenon. |
| Scots Gaelic | Mìorbhail is also used to refer to a holy relic or object of veneration, and it can also mean "marvel" or "wonder." |
| Serbian | The word "чудо" is also used to refer to an extraordinary event or a rare and precious thing. |
| Sesotho | The word "mohlolo" derives from the Proto-Bantu root "-hlola", meaning "to see clearly" and can also refer to a revelation or vision. |
| Shona | The word 'chishamiso' is a blend of the Shona words 'chisha' (water) and 'miso' (miracle), implying the belief in a miraculous power of water. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "معجزہ" (miracle) originally meant "a sign of God's power or favor". |
| Slovak | The word "zázrak" is etymologically related to the Old Church Slavonic word "zъrъ", meaning "to see". In some contexts, it can also refer to a "spectacle" or "wonder" |
| Slovenian | The word "čudež" derives from the Proto-Slavic word *čudo, meaning "wonder" or "marvel". |
| Somali | The Somali word "mucjiso" can also mean "wonder" or "marvel". |
| Spanish | Milagro's etymology is ultimately from the Latin miraculum, meaning "wonderful thing," or "extraordinary thing," and later "miracle." |
| Sundanese | The word "kaajaiban" in Sundanese also has the alternate meaning of "something extraordinary or unusual". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "muujiza" is ultimately derived from the Arabic word "muʿjiza" which also means "miracle" as well as "extraordinary event". |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "mirakel" can also refer to a small, round sponge cake, or the act of catching fish in a net. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "himala" also means "extraordinary event, happening, or thing." |
| Tajik | The word "мӯъҷиза" is a loanword from Arabic, where it originally meant "a thing caused", "an event that occurs without a known cause", or "something marvelous or wonderful" |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "அதிசயம்" derives from the Sanskrit word "आश्चर्य" (āścarya), meaning 'surprise' or 'astonishment'. It can also refer to an extraordinary event or phenomenon. |
| Telugu | The word "అద్భుతం" (adbhutam) is derived from the Sanskrit root "adbhu" meaning "to astonish" or "to surprise". |
| Thai | The word "ปาฏิหาริย์" comes from the Sanskrit word "pratiharya," which means "a feat of skill or power." |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "mucize" derives from the Arabic word "mu'jiza," meaning "something extraordinary or supernatural". |
| Ukrainian | The Russian word “divo” was borrowed from Bulgarian around the 11th century and originally denoted a strange natural event or an unusual creature. |
| Urdu | The word معجزہ in Urdu is derived from the Arabic root ع ج ز, which means 'to be weak' or 'to be helpless'. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "mo''jiza" ultimately derives from the Arabic term "mu`jiza," signifying an "extraordinary event" or "supernatural occurrence." |
| Vietnamese | "Phép màu" derives from "phép" (magic) and "mầu" (color), suggesting a change in nature or a supernatural event. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "gwyrth" also means "truth" or "fact", reflecting the idea that miracles are evidence of God's existence. |
| Xhosa | The word "ummangaliso" is derived from the Bantu root "mang", meaning "to wonder" or "to be amazed." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "נס" (miracle) is also a colloquialism for a "nose". |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "iyanu" has alternate meanings such as "marvelous" and "wonderful". |
| Zulu | Isimangaliso derives from the root 'mangaza' meaning "marvel at," and also denotes "amazing," "frightening," "awesome," and "wondrous." |
| English | The word "miracle" derives from the Latin word "mirari," meaning "to wonder at or marvel at." |