Proof in Different Languages
Discover 'Proof' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Proof
Afrikaans bewys | ||
Albanian prova | ||
Amharic ማረጋገጫ | ||
Arabic دليل - إثبات | ||
Armenian ապացույց | ||
Assamese প্ৰমাণ | ||
Aymara yant'a | ||
Azerbaijani sübut | ||
Bambara séereya | ||
Basque froga | ||
Belarusian доказ | ||
Bengali প্রমাণ | ||
Bhojpuri सबूत | ||
Bosnian dokaz | ||
Bulgarian доказателство | ||
Catalan prova | ||
Cebuano pamatuod | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 证明 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 證明 | ||
Corsican prova | ||
Croatian dokaz | ||
Czech důkaz | ||
Danish bevis | ||
Dhivehi ހެކި | ||
Dogri सबूत | ||
Dutch bewijs | ||
English proof | ||
Esperanto pruvo | ||
Estonian tõend | ||
Ewe kpeɖodzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) patunay | ||
Finnish todiste | ||
French preuve | ||
Frisian bewiis | ||
Galician proba | ||
Georgian მტკიცებულება | ||
German beweis | ||
Greek απόδειξη | ||
Guarani kuaara'ã | ||
Gujarati સાબિતી | ||
Haitian Creole prèv | ||
Hausa hujja | ||
Hawaiian hooiaio | ||
Hebrew הוכחה | ||
Hindi प्रमाण | ||
Hmong pov thawj | ||
Hungarian bizonyíték | ||
Icelandic sönnun | ||
Igbo akaebe | ||
Ilocano ebidensia | ||
Indonesian bukti | ||
Irish cruthúnas | ||
Italian prova | ||
Japanese 証明 | ||
Javanese buktine | ||
Kannada ಪುರಾವೆ | ||
Kazakh дәлел | ||
Khmer ភស្តុតាង | ||
Kinyarwanda gihamya | ||
Konkani पुरावो | ||
Korean 증명 | ||
Krio pruf | ||
Kurdish delîl | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەڵگە | ||
Kyrgyz далил | ||
Lao ຫຼັກຖານສະແດງ | ||
Latin probationem | ||
Latvian pierādījums | ||
Lingala elembeteli | ||
Lithuanian įrodymas | ||
Luganda obukakafu | ||
Luxembourgish beweis | ||
Macedonian доказ | ||
Maithili प्रमाण | ||
Malagasy famantarana | ||
Malay bukti | ||
Malayalam തെളിവ് | ||
Maltese prova | ||
Maori tohu | ||
Marathi पुरावा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯥꯈꯤ | ||
Mizo fiahna | ||
Mongolian нотолгоо | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သက်သေ | ||
Nepali प्रमाण | ||
Norwegian bevis | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) umboni | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରମାଣ | ||
Oromo ragaa | ||
Pashto ثبوت | ||
Persian اثبات | ||
Polish dowód | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) prova | ||
Punjabi ਸਬੂਤ | ||
Quechua malliy | ||
Romanian dovada | ||
Russian доказательство | ||
Samoan faamaoniga | ||
Sanskrit प्रमाणं | ||
Scots Gaelic dearbhadh | ||
Sepedi bohlatse | ||
Serbian доказ | ||
Sesotho bopaki | ||
Shona humbowo | ||
Sindhi ثبوت | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සාක්ෂි | ||
Slovak dôkaz | ||
Slovenian dokaz | ||
Somali cadayn | ||
Spanish prueba | ||
Sundanese buktina | ||
Swahili uthibitisho | ||
Swedish bevis | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) patunay | ||
Tajik далел | ||
Tamil ஆதாரம் | ||
Tatar дәлил | ||
Telugu రుజువు | ||
Thai หลักฐาน | ||
Tigrinya መረጋገፂ | ||
Tsonga vumbhoni | ||
Turkish kanıt | ||
Turkmen subutnama | ||
Twi (Akan) nnyinasoɔ | ||
Ukrainian доказ | ||
Urdu ثبوت | ||
Uyghur ئىسپات | ||
Uzbek dalil | ||
Vietnamese bằng chứng | ||
Welsh prawf | ||
Xhosa ubungqina | ||
Yiddish באווייז | ||
Yoruba ẹri | ||
Zulu ubufakazi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bewys is cognate with the English "evidence" and both descend from the Latin "videre" (to see). |
| Albanian | The word "prova" in Albanian is derived from the Latin word "proba" meaning "test". |
| Amharic | The word ማረጋገጫ can also mean 'verification' or 'confirmation' in Amharic. |
| Arabic | In the Quran, the word دليل is commonly used in the context of "evidence" and it is also sometimes used interchangeably with the word "argument". |
| Azerbaijani | Sanskrit 'supta' 'asleep', cf. Sanskrit 'sup' 'to sleep'. |
| Basque | The etymological origin of the word "froga" is unknown and it also means a type of frog, possibly due to its small size in relation to the other types of frogs. |
| Belarusian | In the 16th-18th centuries, the word "доказ" could also mean "evidence" or "testimony" |
| Bengali | In Sanskrit, the word 'प्रमाण' means 'measure', 'knowledge', and 'criterion' and is related to the Bengali word 'প্রমাণ' meaning 'proof'. |
| Bosnian | The word 'dokaz' has different etymologies in Bosnian, including an Old-Slavic derivation meaning 'proof' and a Turkish derivation which translates as 'document'. |
| Bulgarian | "Proof" in Bulgarian is a Slavic loanword and is related to the verb "доказать", which means to "show" or "demonstrate". |
| Catalan | "Prova", "proof" in Catalan, also refers to a "test" or a "trial" or to the act of "trying". |
| Cebuano | "Pamatuod" is an old word meaning "something to prove with" or "evidence," a concept similar to "pamatuod" in Ilonggo. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "证明" (proof) can also refer to a legal document or a mathematical demonstration. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "證明" can also mean "evidence" or "demonstration" in Chinese (Traditional). |
| Corsican | The word "prova" in Corsican is also used to refer to the process of testing or examining something. |
| Croatian | In the context of mathematics, "dokaz" also means "theorem" or "proposition". |
| Czech | The word "důkaz" in Czech also means "evidence" or "argument". |
| Danish | The Danish word "bevis" derives from the Latin word "bivia", meaning "crossroads" or "fork in the road". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word 'bewijs' can also mean 'document used in a court of law' or 'evidence'. |
| Esperanto | Esperanto pruvo, from Russian проба, refers to proof in mathematics, but not in its judicial or quality sense. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "tõend" is a derivative of "tõdeda" (to prove), and also has the meaning of "certificate". |
| Finnish | In addition to its primary meaning, "todiste" can also refer to a document or testimony that supports a claim. |
| French | Preuve derives from the Latin 'probare', which originally meant 'to test', before becoming 'to approve'. |
| Frisian | Bewiis is also an archaic word for 'poison' or 'toxic substance' in West Frisian, derived from the Middle Dutch word 'bewijs', meaning 'substance' or 'ingredient'. |
| Galician | The word "proba" also refers to the act of tasting food or a liquid. |
| German | "Beweis" also means "evidence" and derives from the Old High German word "biwīsan," meaning "to make wise". |
| Greek | The Greek word απόδειξη originally meant “indication, demonstration, explanation, trial” (cf. Latin testimonium) and was applied metaphorically to “proof.” |
| Haitian Creole | The word "prèv" in Haitian Creole comes from the French word "preuve", which means "proof" or "evidence". |
| Hausa | The word "hujja" in Hausa is the singular form of "hujjoji", which means "evidence" or "signs" |
| Hawaiian | Hawaiian word "hooiaio" originates from the verb "hooi" (to cause, make) and "iaio" (to be true). |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "הוכחה" ("proof") originally meant "argument", and is related to the verb "להוכיח" ("to argue"). |
| Hindi | The Sanskrit word 'प्रमाण' additionally means 'measure, norm, standard', implying that 'proof' is what measures or establishes the validity of an assertion. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "pov thawj" also means "evidence" or "sign". |
| Hungarian | The word "bizonyíték" originally meant "means of proof" and was later specialized to mean "proof". |
| Icelandic | The word "sönnun" is derived from the Old Norse word "sannr," meaning "true," and can also refer to the act of verifying or confirming something. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "akaebe" also has the alternate meanings of "demonstration" and "assurance". |
| Indonesian | "Bukti" in Indonesian can also mean "evidence", "testimony", or "documentary evidence". |
| Irish | In Medieval Irish, a 'cruthúnas' was not just 'proof' but also any type of historical evidence for a claim to land ownership, or other privileges. |
| Italian | The Italian word prova ('proof') derives from the Latin proba ('test'). |
| Japanese | "証明" is also used in Japanese to mean "evidence" and "demonstration." |
| Javanese | Also refers to a wooden plank used to press down on the strings of a 'rebab' (a traditional Javanese string instrument). |
| Kannada | The word "ಪುರಾವೆ" ("proof") in Kannada is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रमाण" ("pramāṇa") and also means "evidence" or "testimony". |
| Kazakh | Дәлел can also mean an argument or evidence in Kazakh. |
| Korean | The word "증명" can also mean "evidence" or "testimony". |
| Kurdish | The word "delîl" is also used in the sense of "evidence", "indication", "reason", and "argument" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "далил" also means "evidence" and "argument" |
| Latin | Etymology: from Latin "probare" ("to test"), itself from "probus" ("good"). |
| Latvian | The word "pierādījums" also means "evidence" or "justification" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "įrodymas" shares its root with the word meaning "evidence," "indication," or "sign." |
| Luxembourgish | In German, the cognate word "Beweis" can also refer to "evidence" or "argument". |
| Macedonian | The word "доказ" comes from the Proto-Slavic root *dok- "to point out" and has the same root as the word "документ" (document). |
| Malagasy | "Famantarana" is also used in Malagasy to refer to a "sign" or "indication". |
| Malay | "Bukti" also means "evidence" or "sign" in Malay, and is cognate with the Sanskrit word "buddhi" (intellect or understanding). |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'തെളിവ്' can also mean 'clarity', 'evidence', or 'confirmation'. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "prova" is derived from the Italian "prova", meaning "trial" or "test", and has the additional meaning of "evidence" or "proof" in Maltese. |
| Maori | Tohu is an expression of certainty or a sign of authentication in Maori |
| Marathi | The word "पुरावा" is also used as an antonym of the word "कावा" (which means "rum") in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The word "нотолгоо" can also refer to "evidence" or "document". |
| Nepali | The Sanskrit origin of "प्रमाण" translates as "measure, standard" and has broader connotations than its English counterpart. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "bevis" is derived from the Old Norse word "beiðask," meaning "to ask" or "to seek". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja (Chichewa), the word "umboni" can also refer to a witness or evidence. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ثبوت" can also refer to "certainty" or "stability". |
| Persian | The word "اثبات" in Persian can also mean "to establish" or "to prove". |
| Polish | In Polish, the word "dowód" can also mean "document", highlighting the concept of evidence as a tangible manifestation of proof. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "prova" also means "test" or "exam". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸਬੂਤ" can also refer to the quality of being strong or durable. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "dovada" derives from the Latin word "proba", meaning "test" or "trial" but in modern Romanian it can also refer to a formal or legal document supporting a claim or allegation. |
| Russian | The Russian word "доказательство" can also mean "evidence" or "argument". |
| Samoan | The word "faamaoniga" also means "witness" and "evidence" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "dearbhadh" also means "demonstration" or "trial". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "доказ" can also mean evidence, argument, testament, proof of guilt, and demonstration. |
| Sesotho | The word 'bopaki' can also refer to a 'certificate' or a 'receipt'. |
| Shona | The word "humbowo" can also mean "evidence" or "testimony" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | Sindhi "ثبوت" comes from Arabic ثَبات meaning stability and firmness |
| Slovak | "Dôkaz" is also used to refer to the process or activity of verifying or demonstrating something |
| Slovenian | The word "dokaz" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *dokazъ*, meaning "evidence" or "testimony". |
| Somali | Somali word "Cadayn" (proof) also means "sign," "trace," or "evidence." |
| Spanish | "Prueba" in Spanish is derived from the Latin word "probare" meaning to test or examine. |
| Sundanese | The toponym 'Buktina' is used to refer to a type of tree that grows in humid forests in West Java and is believed to be effective as an antidote to snake bites. |
| Swahili | The word "uthibitisho" can also mean "evidence" or "confirmation" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | In addition to "bevis" meaning proof, it can also be used to mean "document"} |
| Tajik | The word "далел" originates from the Arabic word "دليل" meaning "guide" or "evidence". |
| Tamil | In addition to its primary meaning as "proof," the Tamil word "ஆதாரம்" can also refer to "source," "basis," or "evidence." |
| Telugu | The word |
| Thai | หลักฐาน is derived from Sanskrit, meaning both 'proof' and 'mark or boundary'. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "kanıt" is also used to refer to "evidence" in a legal context, and it ultimately derives from the Arabic word "qinat", meaning "conviction" or "proof". |
| Ukrainian | Ukrainian word "доказ" stems from the Old East Slavic "доказати" meaning "to indicate" and "to point out". |
| Urdu | The term derives from the Arabic "θ-b-t", meaning "to be firm, established, proven, or fixed". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, dalil (proof) derives from Arabic "adl" (justice), also referring to an honest witness, and is related to the Turkish "delil" (evidence, sign). |
| Vietnamese | "Bằng chứng" can also mean "evidence" or "documentation". |
| Welsh | In Welsh, the word "prawf" can also mean "trial" or "attempt." |
| Xhosa | Proof is derived from the verb "ubungaqina" which means "to be certain" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "באווייז" also means "appearance" or "evidence". |
| Yoruba | The word "ẹri" can also mean "a mark," "a witness," or "a trace." |
| Zulu | It has no direct translation but its etymology may be from 'to bring forth'. |
| English | The word 'proof' derives from the Latin word 'probare,' meaning 'to test' or 'to approve.' |