Positive in Different Languages
Discover 'Positive' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Positive
Afrikaans positief | ||
Albanian pozitive | ||
Amharic አዎንታዊ | ||
Arabic إيجابي | ||
Armenian դրական | ||
Assamese ধনাত্মক | ||
Aymara ukhampuni | ||
Azerbaijani müsbət | ||
Bambara sɔnsira | ||
Basque positiboa | ||
Belarusian станоўчы | ||
Bengali ধনাত্মক | ||
Bhojpuri आशावादी | ||
Bosnian pozitivno | ||
Bulgarian положителен | ||
Catalan positiu | ||
Cebuano positibo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 正 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 正 | ||
Corsican pusitivu | ||
Croatian pozitivan | ||
Czech pozitivní | ||
Danish positiv | ||
Dhivehi ޕޮޒިޓިވް | ||
Dogri बेफिक्र | ||
Dutch positief | ||
English positive | ||
Esperanto pozitiva | ||
Estonian positiivne | ||
Ewe si nyo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) positibo | ||
Finnish positiivinen | ||
French positif | ||
Frisian posityf | ||
Galician positivo | ||
Georgian პოზიტიური | ||
German positiv | ||
Greek θετικός | ||
Guarani py'aporã | ||
Gujarati હકારાત્મક | ||
Haitian Creole pozitif | ||
Hausa tabbatacce | ||
Hawaiian maikaʻi | ||
Hebrew חִיוּבִי | ||
Hindi सकारात्मक | ||
Hmong zoo | ||
Hungarian pozitív | ||
Icelandic jákvætt | ||
Igbo dị mma | ||
Ilocano positibo | ||
Indonesian positif | ||
Irish dearfach | ||
Italian positivo | ||
Japanese ポジティブ | ||
Javanese positif | ||
Kannada ಧನಾತ್ಮಕ | ||
Kazakh оң | ||
Khmer វិជ្ជមាន | ||
Kinyarwanda nziza | ||
Konkani सकारात्मक | ||
Korean 양 | ||
Krio gud | ||
Kurdish pozîtîf | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئەرێنی | ||
Kyrgyz оң | ||
Lao ໃນທາງບວກ | ||
Latin positive | ||
Latvian pozitīvs | ||
Lingala ya malamu | ||
Lithuanian teigiamas | ||
Luganda -lungi | ||
Luxembourgish positiv | ||
Macedonian позитивни | ||
Maithili सकारात्मक | ||
Malagasy tsara | ||
Malay positif | ||
Malayalam പോസിറ്റീവ് | ||
Maltese pożittiv | ||
Maori takatika | ||
Marathi सकारात्मक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯐꯕ | ||
Mizo dik | ||
Mongolian эерэг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အပြုသဘော | ||
Nepali सकारात्मक | ||
Norwegian positivt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zabwino | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସକରାତ୍ମକ | | ||
Oromo qajeelaa | ||
Pashto مثبت | ||
Persian مثبت | ||
Polish pozytywny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) positivo | ||
Punjabi ਸਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ | ||
Quechua positivo | ||
Romanian pozitiv | ||
Russian положительный | ||
Samoan lelei | ||
Sanskrit सकारात्मकः | ||
Scots Gaelic deimhinneach | ||
Sepedi kgotsofatša | ||
Serbian позитивно | ||
Sesotho e ntle | ||
Shona zvakanaka | ||
Sindhi هاڪاري | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ධනාත්මක | ||
Slovak pozitívne | ||
Slovenian pozitivno | ||
Somali togan | ||
Spanish positivo | ||
Sundanese positip | ||
Swahili chanya | ||
Swedish positiv | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) positibo | ||
Tajik мусбат | ||
Tamil நேர்மறை | ||
Tatar уңай | ||
Telugu అనుకూల | ||
Thai บวก | ||
Tigrinya ኣወንታዊ | ||
Tsonga swa kahle | ||
Turkish pozitif | ||
Turkmen oňyn | ||
Twi (Akan) aane | ||
Ukrainian позитивні | ||
Urdu مثبت | ||
Uyghur مۇسبەت | ||
Uzbek ijobiy | ||
Vietnamese tích cực | ||
Welsh cadarnhaol | ||
Xhosa kulungile | ||
Yiddish positive | ||
Yoruba rere | ||
Zulu okuhle |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "positief" can also mean "certain" or "definite" in English. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, 'pozitive' shares the Latin root with 'positive' but carries an additional meaning of 'certain', unlike its English cognate. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "አዎንታዊ" (positive) is derived from the verb "አወነ" (to say yes), suggesting a connotation of affirmation and agreement. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "إيجابي" also has the alternate meaning of "current", referring to the month or year that is currently underway. |
| Armenian | The Armenian "դրական" (drakan) is cognate to the English "dramatic" and originally meant "theatrical" or "active". |
| Azerbaijani | "Müsbet" is a Farsi loanword, which means "affirmative" in Azerbaijani |
| Basque | The Basque word "positiboa" derives from the Latin adjective "positivus" meaning "real" or "factual". |
| Belarusian | The word «станоўчы» is also used in physics and mathematics to indicate the orientation of a vector, and in chemistry to denote the polarity of a molecule. |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "ধনাত্মক" is also used in a mathematical context to mean "addition" or "gain" |
| Bosnian | The word "pozitivno" also means "good" or "nice" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The word "положителен" can also mean "certain" or "sure". |
| Catalan | Catalan word "positiu" comes from the Latin "positīvus," meaning "fixed" or "certain." |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word 'positibo' shares its etymology with the Spanish word 'positivo', meaning 'affirmative' or 'certain'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese character 正 ('positive') originates from the image of a person standing upright, hence its connotation of order and correctness. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 正, in Chinese, originally referred to the orientation of a building relative to the sun. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "pusitivu" also means "real" or "true", and comes from the Latin verb "ponere" (to put down), which is also the origin of the English word "positive". |
| Croatian | In Croatian, the word "pozitivan" can also mean "affirmative" or "certain". |
| Czech | Pozitivní also means "pregnant" in Czech, an example of a euphemism that gained the same status as the original word. |
| Danish | In Danish, "positiv" is a false friend, and means negative, while "negativ" means positive. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "positief" can also mean "of this world" or "worldly", rather than "good" or "affirmative" as it does in English. |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's 'pozitiva' comes from Latin 'positivus,' meaning 'set down,' 'firm,' and 'real.' |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "positiivne" can also mean "affirmative" or "certain". |
| Finnish | "Positiivinen" in Finnish also refers to a small Baroque keyboard instrument, a type of church organ. |
| French | In Old French, positif also meant 'dogmatic', 'real', and 'actual'. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "posityf" is derived from Latin and also means "fixed". |
| Galician | In Galician, 'positivo' has an additional meaning of 'good looking'. |
| German | The German word "positiv" also means "photographic slide" because of its positive contrast to the negative. |
| Greek | The Greek word θετικός "positive" can derive from either τίθημι "to place, set" or τίω "to honor". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "pozitif" can also mean "good". |
| Hausa | The word "tabbatacce" can refer to a state of certainty or conviction. |
| Hawaiian | The word “maikaʻi“ is derived from an older word that meant “to breathe or live” |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word חִיוּבִי (positive) is derived from the root חַיָּב (obligated), and also carries the meaning of 'obligatory' or 'binding'. |
| Hindi | The word "सकारात्मक" (positive) in Hindi can refer to something that is beneficial, favorable, or optimistic, or to a mathematical value greater than zero. |
| Hmong | In addition to its common translation that means "positive," the Hmong word "zoo" sometimes also refers to one's "mind" or "intention." |
| Hungarian | "Pozitív" means "positive" in Hungarian, but it also can mean "real" or "certain". |
| Icelandic | The word "jákvætt" in Icelandic can also mean "affirmative" or "approval". |
| Igbo | Dị mma also refers to 'being in a state of peace or wellness', which could extend to 'having a positive outlook', hence its connotation as 'positivity'. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "positif" (literally meaning "certain") can also have the meanings "accurate" or "correct (grammatically)" |
| Irish | The word 'dearfach' can also mean 'necessary', 'precious' or 'sincere'. |
| Italian | "Positivo" in Italian can also refer to the concept of "affirming" or "supporting" something, rather than its numerical or evaluative meaning. |
| Japanese | The word ポジティブ (positive) in Japanese can also mean "affirmative" or "agreeing". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'positif' is derived from the Dutch word 'positief' and also means 'affirmative'. |
| Kannada | In Kannada, "ಧನಾತ್ಮಕ" ("dhanātmaka") also has the alternate meaning of "auspicious". |
| Kazakh | In Turkic languages, 'оң' means right (side), while 'сол' means left (side), suggesting a possible historical connection to directional orientation. |
| Khmer | The word "វិជ្ជមាន" in Khmer is derived from the Sanskrit word "vijñāna", which means "knowledge" or "understanding." |
| Korean | The word "양" in Korean can also refer to the direction "east" or to "the sun". |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word 'pozîtîf' is derived from the French word 'positif', which in turn comes from the Latin word 'positivus', meaning 'placed' or 'set in place' |
| Kyrgyz | The word "оң" in Kyrgyz can also mean "right" (as opposed to "left"). |
| Latin | The Latin word "positivus" means "placed" or "set in place". |
| Latvian | The word "pozitīvs" comes from Latin "positivus" and originally meant "established" or "fixed". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "teigiamas" can also mean "affirmative" or "definite". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, „positiv“ can also mean „affirmative“, „certain“ or „definitely“. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "позитивни" also has the meaning of "photographic". |
| Malagasy | The word "tsara" can also mean "good" or "beautiful". |
| Malay | The Malay word 'positif' can also mean 'certain' or 'sure'. |
| Maltese | The word "pożittiv" is borrowed from Italian, where it originally meant "affirmative" or "confident". |
| Maori | The word "takatika" can be traced back to the Polynesian word "takatāka", meaning "courageous" or "warrior-like." |
| Marathi | The word 'सकारात्मक' in Marathi has other meanings such as 'favorable' and 'agreeable'. |
| Mongolian | The word "эерэг" in Mongolian can also refer to "correct", "true", or "good". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "အပြုသဘော" is derived from Pali and means "wholesome" or "good", and can also refer to "merit" or "virtue" in Buddhism. |
| Nepali | सकारात्मक is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Sakara' which means 'with form' or 'manifested', and is often used to describe something that is tangible or real. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "positivt" can also mean "certain" or "sure". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "zabwino" can also refer to "good things" or "benefits". |
| Pashto | “مثبت” is an Arabic origin word, and can also mean: "affirmative; real." |
| Persian | In Persian, "مثبت" (positive) can also mean "affirmative" or "confirmed". |
| Polish | The Polish word "pozytywny" also means "real" or "true", a relic of its Latin origin "positivus". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, 'positivo' also means 'HIV-positive' and 'photographic'} |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "pozitiv" also means "optimistic" or "affirming". |
| Russian | "Positive" in Russian can mean both "positive" and "positive pole or charge". |
| Samoan | The Samoan word 'lelei' also means 'good' or 'pleasant'. |
| Serbian | The word "позитивно" in Serbian can also mean "positively" or "affirmatively". |
| Sesotho | The word "entle" in Sesotho can also refer to "goodness," "kindness," or "beauty." |
| Shona | "Zvakanaka" is a Shona word that can mean "beautiful," "good," or "pleasant." |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word “هاڪاري” (positive) is derived from the Sanskrit word “सकारात्मक” (sakārātmaka), which means “affirmative” or “favorable”. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The term "ධනාත්මක" also carries the meaning of "rich" or "wealthy" in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "pozitívne" also has the meaning of "real" or "actual". |
| Slovenian | The word "pozitivno" has a secondary meaning in Slovenian, meaning "true", which it likely derives from its primary meaning "positive". |
| Somali | The word "togan" in Somali can also mean "agreed" or "accepted". |
| Spanish | Positive in Spanish can also mean HIV-positive. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "positip" can also mean "definitely" or "certainly". |
| Swahili | "Chanya" in Swahili also means "light" and is cognate with "chanja," meaning "to ignite, burn, or lighten something." |
| Swedish | "Positiv" in Swedish originally meant an image on a photographic plate or film, with the current meaning borrowed from Latin in the 19th century. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Positibo" in Tagalog can also mean 'definitely' or 'of course' in affirmative responses or 'exactly' when indicating agreement. |
| Tajik | The word "мусбат" in Tajik, meaning "positive", is derived from the Arabic word "muṣbaṭ", meaning "affirmative" or "certain". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "நேர்மறை" has the alternate meaning of "correctness" when used in contexts such as mathematics or grammar. |
| Telugu | The word 'అనుకూల' can also mean 'favorable', 'suitable', or 'agreeable' in Telugu. |
| Thai | The word "บวก" (positive) in Thai can also mean "plus" in mathematics or "to add". |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "pozitif" not only means "positive," but also "infamous" and "infected." |
| Ukrainian | The word "позитивні" can also mean "positive electric charges" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | مثبت means "sure" or "certain" and can also be used in relation to something good or desirable |
| Uzbek | The word "ijobiy" in Uzbek ultimately derives from the Arabic word "ijābī", meaning "responsive" or "affirmative". |
| Vietnamese | The word "tích cực" originated from the Chinese word "積極", which means "active" or "dynamic". In Vietnamese, it has been borrowed and now means "positive" or "good". |
| Welsh | The word "cadarnhaol" is derived from the Welsh words "cadarn" (strong) and "haol" (cheerful or bright) |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "kulungile" can also mean "good" or "well" in English. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, positive can also mean 'certain' or 'real'. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "rere" can also mean "beautiful" or "good" in the sense of being morally upright or virtuous. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "okuhle" shares the same root as the word "ukhanya," meaning "light." |
| English | The word 'positive' originates from the Latin word 'positivus', meaning 'firmly established'. In addition to its usual meaning, it can also mean 'capable of being affirmed' or 'explicitly stated'. |