Upon in Different Languages
Discover 'Upon' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Upon
Afrikaans op | ||
Albanian në | ||
Amharic ላይ | ||
Arabic بناء على | ||
Armenian վրա | ||
Assamese ওপৰত | ||
Aymara patxa | ||
Azerbaijani üzərinə | ||
Bambara tigitigiya | ||
Basque gainean | ||
Belarusian на | ||
Bengali উপর | ||
Bhojpuri ऊपर | ||
Bosnian na | ||
Bulgarian върху | ||
Catalan sobre | ||
Cebuano sa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 在...之上 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 在...之上 | ||
Corsican sopra | ||
Croatian na | ||
Czech na | ||
Danish på | ||
Dhivehi ގެ މައްޗަށް | ||
Dogri दे उप्पर | ||
Dutch op | ||
English upon | ||
Esperanto sur | ||
Estonian peale | ||
Ewe na | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) sa | ||
Finnish päälle | ||
French sur | ||
Frisian op | ||
Galician encima | ||
Georgian საფუძველზე | ||
German auf | ||
Greek επάνω σε | ||
Guarani hi'ári | ||
Gujarati ઉપર | ||
Haitian Creole sou | ||
Hausa kan | ||
Hawaiian ma luna o | ||
Hebrew עַל | ||
Hindi के ऊपर | ||
Hmong li | ||
Hungarian esetén | ||
Icelandic á | ||
Igbo n'elu | ||
Ilocano iti rabaw | ||
Indonesian atas | ||
Irish ar | ||
Italian su | ||
Japanese に | ||
Javanese marang | ||
Kannada ಮೇಲೆ | ||
Kazakh үстінде | ||
Khmer លើ | ||
Kinyarwanda kuri | ||
Konkani वयर | ||
Korean ...에 | ||
Krio pan | ||
Kurdish li ser | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەگوێرەی | ||
Kyrgyz үстүнө | ||
Lao ຕາມ | ||
Latin in | ||
Latvian pēc | ||
Lingala na | ||
Lithuanian ant | ||
Luganda waggulu | ||
Luxembourgish op | ||
Macedonian врз | ||
Maithili ऊपर | ||
Malagasy amin ' | ||
Malay pada | ||
Malayalam ന് | ||
Maltese fuq | ||
Maori ki runga | ||
Marathi यावर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯊꯛꯇ | ||
Mizo chungah | ||
Mongolian дээр | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အပေါ်သို့ | ||
Nepali मा | ||
Norwegian på | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) pa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଉପରେ | ||
Oromo irratti | ||
Pashto په | ||
Persian بر | ||
Polish na | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) sobre | ||
Punjabi ਉੱਤੇ | ||
Quechua hawanpi | ||
Romanian peste | ||
Russian на | ||
Samoan i luga o | ||
Sanskrit उपरि | ||
Scots Gaelic air | ||
Sepedi godimo | ||
Serbian на | ||
Sesotho hodima | ||
Shona pamusoro | ||
Sindhi تي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මත | ||
Slovak na | ||
Slovenian ob | ||
Somali dul | ||
Spanish sobre | ||
Sundanese kana | ||
Swahili juu ya | ||
Swedish på | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) sa | ||
Tajik бар | ||
Tamil மீது | ||
Tatar өстендә | ||
Telugu మీద | ||
Thai เมื่อ | ||
Tigrinya ኣብ ግዘ | ||
Tsonga ehenhla | ||
Turkish üzerine | ||
Turkmen üstünde | ||
Twi (Akan) berɛ | ||
Ukrainian на | ||
Urdu صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم | ||
Uyghur on | ||
Uzbek ustiga | ||
Vietnamese trên | ||
Welsh arno | ||
Xhosa phezu | ||
Yiddish אויף | ||
Yoruba lori | ||
Zulu phezu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Though spelled 'op', this word is related to 'of' and 'off', and in other contexts is sometimes pronounced the same. |
| Amharic | "ላይ" can also mean: 'in', 'at', 'on' and 'to'. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "بناء على" can also refer to "based on" or "due to". |
| Armenian | The word |
| Azerbaijani | The word "üzərinə" is derived from the Persian word "ro" (meaning "side") and the Azerbaijani affix "-inə" (meaning "on"). |
| Basque | The Basque word "gainean" also means "table" or "desk". |
| Belarusian | The word "на" can also mean "to" or "on" depending on the sentence in which it's used. |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "উপর" has additional connotations of superiority or dominance. |
| Bosnian | "Na" has a wide range of meanings depending on the context in which it's used, from "at" and "by" to "in order to." |
| Bulgarian | Върху (pronounced vur-khu) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *vьrxu, meaning "top" or "summit". |
| Catalan | Catalan "sobre" also means "envelope". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The original meaning of '在...之上' was to express the location of two objects vertically or horizontally. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 在...之上」一词在中文中的其他含义包括「覆盖」、「施加」、「超过」。 |
| Corsican | Corsican word |
| Croatian | The word 'na' in Croatian can also mean 'at' or 'to', depending on the context. |
| Czech | The Czech word "na" can also mean "in" or "on" and is often used to indicate direction or location. |
| Danish | The Danish word “på” can also mean “to”, “in”, “by” and “at”. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "op" can also mean 'towards' or 'open' depending on context. |
| Esperanto | The word "sur" in Esperanto also means "over" or "above". |
| Estonian | Peale's other meaning is "to", "towards", or "for", for example: "Ta läks peale linna." (He went towards/to the city.) |
| Finnish | In the word 'päällä', 'pää-' refers to 'head', indicating the notion of 'being on top of' or 'covering'. |
| French | In French, the word "sur" can also mean "about", "on", or "over". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word “op,” meaning “upon,” can also mean “open” or “up” and is derived from Old Frisian “up”. |
| Galician | Galician "encima" derives from the Latin "in cima", signifying "on top of". |
| German | In old High German, "auf" meant "up" or "open", referring to a position or state. |
| Greek | The phrase "επάνω σε" can also be used to indicate "on top of" or "above" something, as in "το βιβλίο είναι επάνω σε το τραπέζι" (the book is on the table). |
| Gujarati | The word "ઉપર" derives from Sanskrit "उपरि" (upari), which shares the root with "upper" in English and "ob" in Latin, meaning "over" or "above". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "sou" in Haitian Creole is derived from the French preposition "sur" meaning "on" or "upon" and is also used to indicate possession or location. |
| Hausa | Hausa "kan" can also mean "to be", "to have", or "to own". |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "ma luna o" is used in various grammatical structures to denote direction or movement upwards. |
| Hebrew | The preposition "עַל" ("on") in Hebrew can also mean "about" or "concerning". |
| Hindi | The phrase "के ऊपर" can be used to mean "above", "on", or "to" in English, depending on the context. |
| Hmong | The word 'li' can also refer to 'on top of something'. |
| Hungarian | In the Hungarian language, the word "esetén" is primarily used in the sense of "upon" but can also mean "in the case of" when used in a conditional sense |
| Icelandic | Á can also mean "on" or "at," and derives from the Old Norse word "á," with the same meaning. |
| Igbo | In Igbo, |
| Indonesian | "Atas" is also the root of the Indonesian term "atasan," which refers to one's superior or boss. |
| Irish | Irish 'ar' derives from Old Irish 'airm' 'arm' or 'ar' 'before' and is cognate with Welsh 'ar' 'on' and Breton 'war' 'on'. |
| Italian | The Italian word "su" also means "upon" or "above" as well as "toward" or "at". |
| Japanese | Originally, に was only used in the sense of “to place over”. The “over” and “to” meanings gradually separated, and the “to” meaning came to be used independently. |
| Javanese | The term 'marang' also signifies a directional preposition implying a destination. |
| Kannada | The word "ಮೇಲೆ" can also mean "above" or "on top of". |
| Kazakh | The word "үстінде" in Kazakh can also mean "top" or "highest point". |
| Khmer | លើ (leu) can also mean "on top of" or "over." |
| Korean | In addition to its literal meaning of "upon," "...에" can also be used figuratively to mean "in the case of" or "with regard to." |
| Kurdish | Li ser is derived from the Middle Persian word “sr” (meaning “upon”) and also signifies “toward.” |
| Kyrgyz | The word "үстүнө" in Kyrgyz can also mean "besides" or "in addition to". |
| Lao | In Lao, ຕາມ can also mean to follow, pursue, or conform to. |
| Latin | In Latin, the word "in" can also mean "among", "within", or "towards". |
| Latvian | "Pēc" comes from the Proto-Baltic word *pēc meaning "after" and is a cognate with the Lithuanian word "po" with the same meaning. |
| Lithuanian | "Ant" in Lithuanian also means "towards". |
| Macedonian | The word |
| Malagasy | Amin' in Malagasy comes from the Proto-Austronesian word *ami, meaning "with" or "over". |
| Malay | The word "pada" can also mean "step" or "track" in Malay, as in "menjejakkan pada" (to step on). |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, "ന്" can also mean "to" or "toward" indicating place, time, or direction. |
| Maltese | In Gozitan Maltese, "fuq" can also mean "up to", e.g. "fuq ir-ras", "up to the head". |
| Maori | In Māori, "ki runga" not only means "upon," but also refers to the "upper world" or "heaven." |
| Marathi | The Marathi word 'यावर' (upon) shares its origin with 'यावर' (an illness), implying that something has come 'over someone'. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "дээр" derives from the Proto-Mongolic word *dȫre, which also means "head" and "top" |
| Nepali | The word 'मा' can also mean 'in' or 'at' when used with certain contexts. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "på" can also mean "by" or "at" depending on the context. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'pa' also means 'at,' 'to,' and 'in' in Nyanja |
| Pashto | In addition to its primary meaning of "upon," "په" has historical roots in the Sanskrit preposition "upa," meaning "near," "at," or "down." |
| Persian | In Persian, "بر" can also mean "to" or "for" and is used as a suffix to nouns. |
| Polish | The Polish word "na" also means "for" or "against" depending on the context. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word “sobre” can also mean “about”. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਉੱਤੇ" (upon) may also refer to the direction of a slope or grade. |
| Romanian | "Peste" in Romanian comes from the Latin word "post" meaning "after" and can be used to indicate location or time. |
| Russian | The Russian preposition 'на' can also mean 'per' or 'by', as in 'два рубля на час' (two rubles per hour). |
| Samoan | As a preposition, i luga o can also mean 'among' or 'with'. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Gaelic, "air" can also refer to the weather or atmosphere. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "на" (upon) can also mean "for" or "to". |
| Sesotho | The word 'hodima' is most often used to mean 'upon' or 'on top of.' It is also frequently used to indicate a specific day or date |
| Shona | The word "pamusoro" can also mean "above" or "on top of" in Shona. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "මත" (Sinhala) can also mean "opinion" or "belief". |
| Slovak | "Na" can also refer to an article of clothing, particularly a skirt or an apron. |
| Slovenian | The word |
| Somali | The word |
| Spanish | The word |
| Sundanese | The name "Kana" in Sundanese, comes from the word "Keneh" which means "there" |
| Swahili | The Swahili word 'juu ya' can also mean 'over', 'above', 'on top of', 'higher than', 'ahead of', or 'in front of'. |
| Swedish | "På" can also mean "to" or "at," and "på dig" means "to you". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "sa" also means "in the" or "at the". |
| Tajik | "Бар" may also mean "time" in the sense of "at a particular time" or "in the course of time." |
| Tamil | "മീത്തു" in Malayalam and "ಮೀಟು" in Kannada mean "plucking". |
| Telugu | మీద (mīda) is also used as a preposition meaning 'on', 'over', 'above', or 'against'. |
| Thai | When used before a subject, "เมื่อ" can mean "at the time when" or "when" depending on the context. |
| Turkish | Kökeni Uygurca 'üst' (above) sözcüğüne dayanan 'üzerine' sözcüğü Türkçede 'üzeri' ve 'hakkında' anlamlarında da kullanılır. |
| Ukrainian | In the 17th century, the word "на" could mean "in" and was also used in oaths, such as "на бозі милім" ("in God's mercy"). |
| Uzbek | "Ust" means "top" in Turkish and "cover" in Turkic languages. |
| Vietnamese | "Trên" also means "on" or "in" when used with a vehicle or location, and "over" when used with a time period. |
| Welsh | "Arno" also serves as the dative singular mutation of the definite article "yr" ( |
| Xhosa | "Phezu" is derived from the Proto-Bantu word "-fika", meaning "to climb" or "to ascend." |
| Yiddish | Yiddish "אויף" (auf) ultimately descends from the Proto-Germanic word "uppa" meaning "up". |
| Yoruba | "Lori" is also used in expressions of measurement to denote "height" or "thickness" (e.g. "Lori igi naa ga" (The height of that tree is tall)). |
| Zulu | In the isiXhosa language, "phezu" means "up" or "above." |
| English | The word "upon" evolved from the Old English preposition "uppan," meaning "above," "on top," or "in addition to." |