Weapon in Different Languages
Discover 'Weapon' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Weapon
Afrikaans wapen | ||
Albanian armë | ||
Amharic መሣሪያ | ||
Arabic سلاح | ||
Armenian զենք | ||
Assamese অস্ত্ৰ | ||
Aymara arma | ||
Azerbaijani silah | ||
Bambara marifa | ||
Basque arma | ||
Belarusian зброя | ||
Bengali অস্ত্র | ||
Bhojpuri हथियार के बा | ||
Bosnian oružje | ||
Bulgarian оръжие | ||
Catalan arma | ||
Cebuano hinagiban | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 武器 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 武器 | ||
Corsican arma | ||
Croatian oružje | ||
Czech zbraň | ||
Danish våben | ||
Dhivehi ހަތިޔާރެވެ | ||
Dogri हथियार | ||
Dutch wapen | ||
English weapon | ||
Esperanto armilo | ||
Estonian relv | ||
Ewe aʋawɔnu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) armas | ||
Finnish ase | ||
French arme | ||
Frisian wapen | ||
Galician arma | ||
Georgian იარაღი | ||
German waffe | ||
Greek όπλο | ||
Guarani arma rehegua | ||
Gujarati શસ્ત્ર | ||
Haitian Creole zam | ||
Hausa makami | ||
Hawaiian mea kaua | ||
Hebrew נֶשֶׁק | ||
Hindi हथियार | ||
Hmong riam phom | ||
Hungarian fegyver | ||
Icelandic vopn | ||
Igbo ngwa agha | ||
Ilocano armas | ||
Indonesian senjata | ||
Irish arm | ||
Italian arma | ||
Japanese 武器 | ||
Javanese gaman | ||
Kannada ಶಸ್ತ್ರ | ||
Kazakh қару | ||
Khmer អាវុធ | ||
Kinyarwanda intwaro | ||
Konkani शस्त्र हें यंत्र | ||
Korean 무기 | ||
Krio wɛpɔn | ||
Kurdish çek | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) چەک | ||
Kyrgyz курал | ||
Lao ອາວຸດ | ||
Latin telum | ||
Latvian ierocis | ||
Lingala ebundeli ya ebundeli | ||
Lithuanian ginklas | ||
Luganda eky’okulwanyisa | ||
Luxembourgish waff | ||
Macedonian оружје | ||
Maithili हथियार | ||
Malagasy fitaovam-piadiana | ||
Malay senjata | ||
Malayalam ആയുധം | ||
Maltese arma | ||
Maori patu | ||
Marathi शस्त्र | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo ralthuam a ni | ||
Mongolian зэвсэг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လက်နက် | ||
Nepali हतियार | ||
Norwegian våpen | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chida | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଅସ୍ତ୍ର | ||
Oromo meeshaa waraanaa | ||
Pashto وسله | ||
Persian سلاح | ||
Polish broń | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) arma | ||
Punjabi ਹਥਿਆਰ | ||
Quechua arma | ||
Romanian armă | ||
Russian оружие | ||
Samoan meatau | ||
Sanskrit अस्त्रम् | ||
Scots Gaelic armachd | ||
Sepedi sebetša | ||
Serbian оружје | ||
Sesotho sebetsa | ||
Shona chombo | ||
Sindhi هٿيار | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ගිනි අවියක් | ||
Slovak zbraň | ||
Slovenian orožje | ||
Somali hub | ||
Spanish arma | ||
Sundanese pakarang | ||
Swahili silaha | ||
Swedish vapen | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) sandata | ||
Tajik силоҳ | ||
Tamil ஆயுதம் | ||
Tatar корал | ||
Telugu ఆయుధం | ||
Thai อาวุธ | ||
Tigrinya ኣጽዋር | ||
Tsonga tlhari ra xirhendzevutani | ||
Turkish silah | ||
Turkmen ýarag | ||
Twi (Akan) akode a wɔde yɛ adwuma | ||
Ukrainian зброю | ||
Urdu ہتھیار | ||
Uyghur قورال | ||
Uzbek qurol | ||
Vietnamese vũ khí | ||
Welsh arf | ||
Xhosa isixhobo | ||
Yiddish וואָפן | ||
Yoruba ohun ija | ||
Zulu isikhali |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Originally a medieval defensive weapon consisting of a leather-covered stave |
| Albanian | The word 'armë' also means 'branch' or 'limb' in Albanian, suggesting its original meaning may have been related to natural weapons. |
| Amharic | The word “መሣሪያ” refers not only to weapons but also to tools, utensils, apparatus, gear, device, and equipment |
| Arabic | The word "سلاح" can also refer to an argument or a piece of evidence, reflecting its root meaning of "tool" |
| Armenian | "Զենք" (weapon) is also used in Armenian as a euphemism for "bribe". |
| Azerbaijani | Silahs are also called qorulma vasitesi, which means 'protection means' in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | "Arma" in Basque originally meant "hand". |
| Belarusian | "Зброя" is also sometimes used in a figurative sense to refer to the means of achieving something, such as "the weapon of knowledge." |
| Bengali | "অস্ত্র" (astra) is a cognate of the Sanskrit word "शस्त्र" (shastra), which generally means "something cut or shaped" or "instrument" and can refer to both weapons and surgical instruments |
| Bosnian | The word 'oružje' may also refer to tools or instruments, as well as to something that is used for harm or destruction. |
| Bulgarian | "ОрЪжие" derives from "РЪка", which means "hand", implying its manual use. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "arma" also means "soul" in Latin, as derived from the Greek word "armonía". |
| Cebuano | The word "hinagiban" can also refer to a tool or an instrument. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word 武器 (wǔqì) can also mean "tool" or "instrument" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "武器" (weapon) is made up of the characters "武" (martial) and "器" (tool or utensil). |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "arma" can also refer to a part of a weapon, such as the guard or hilt. |
| Croatian | "Oružje" is connected to the verb "orati" - "to plow", and originally meant "tool". |
| Czech | Etymology unclear; possibly from the root *borъ- "to fight" or *bran- "to defend" |
| Danish | The Danish word "våben" originally meant "tools" or "equipment" and was only later used specifically for weapons of war. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "wapen" can also refer to a coat of arms or a heraldic symbol. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "armilo" (weapon) is derived from the Latin word "arma" (arms, weapons), which in turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁er "to fit together, join". |
| Estonian | The word "relv" is derived from the Indo-European root "*wereg". In some Indo-European languages, the word also means protection. |
| Finnish | "Ase" is also a rare word for "seed" in Finnish. |
| French | The word 'arme' in French can also refer to the coat of arms or the branch of a tree. |
| Frisian | The word "wapen" in Frisian can also mean "coat of arms." |
| Galician | The Galician word "arma" can also mean "soul" or "spirit". |
| German | "Waffe" is also used figuratively to mean "skill" or "argument" in German. |
| Greek | The word "όπλο" is also used in modern Greek to refer to a tool or instrument, especially in the context of a trade or craft. |
| Haitian Creole | "Zam" also means "man" in Haitian Creole, a reference to the role of men in warfare. |
| Hausa | The term 'makami' can also refer to a 'place' or 'station', hinting at its broader significance in Hausa culture. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "mea kaua" not only refers to weapons, but also to tools and instruments. |
| Hebrew | The word "נֶשֶׁק" (neshek) is related to the Hebrew word "שָׁקַל" (sháqal), meaning "to weigh". |
| Hindi | "हथियार" can be traced back to Sanskrit "हस्त" (hand) and "अय" (metal) |
| Hmong | In White Hmong, the word 'riam phom' also means "knife" or "sword". |
| Hungarian | The word "fegyver" originates from the Turkic word "silah" and originally meant "lance". |
| Icelandic | The word "vopn" was used originally to mean "hope" or "trust". |
| Indonesian | "Senjata" also means "tool" or "resource" in Indonesian. |
| Irish | In Irish, "arm" (weapon) originates from the Proto-Celtic word "armos," which also meant "shoulder." |
| Italian | In Italian, the word "arma" can also refer to a coat of arms or a heraldic symbol. |
| Japanese | The word "武器" (weapon) can also mean "martial arts" or "military equipment". |
| Javanese | It also means "a weapon used to protect someone" or "a shield". |
| Kannada | The word "ಶಸ್ತ್ರ" in Kannada also has an alternate meaning of "instrument" or "tool" |
| Kazakh | The etymology of "қару" is linked to the Turkic root word *qur-/*qar- which means to dig, excavate. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "អាវុធ" can also refer to the body, or to personal strength or energy. |
| Korean | The Korean word "무기" (weapon) derives from the Chinese characters "無" (absence) and "具" (object), implying the notion of something that fills the lack of physical ability. |
| Kurdish | In addition to its primary meaning as "weapon", "çek" can also refer to a "tool" or "instrument" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "курал" in Kyrgyz has an alternate meaning of "an instrument for punishing a criminal." |
| Latin | The word "telum" can also mean "a missile" or "a dart". |
| Latvian | The noun "ierocis" may also be used to refer to an object of ridicule. |
| Lithuanian | "Ginklas" is derived from the Indo-European root *ǵʰen- ("to strike") and is related to the English word "gun" and the German word "Gewehr". |
| Luxembourgish | "Waff" is also used in Luxembourgish to refer to a person who is particularly skilled in using weapons. |
| Macedonian | In Old Church Slavonic, the word also meant 'defense' and 'protection'. |
| Malagasy | The word "fitaovam-piadiana" can also mean "hand-held tool" or "utensil". |
| Malay | The word "senjata" is also used to refer to the military in some contexts. |
| Malayalam | "ആയുധം" (weapon) also means 'life' in Malayalam, derived from "आयुध" meaning 'that which sustains life' in Sanskrit. |
| Maltese | Arma can also mean 'soul', as it is derived from the Latin 'anima', meaning 'breath', 'spirit', or 'vital force'. |
| Maori | The Maori word "patu" also refers to a carved club used in traditional ceremonies. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "शस्त्र" is derived from the Sanskrit term "शास्त्र" meaning "rule, regulation" and can also refer to "sacred text or scripture". |
| Mongolian | "Зэвсэг" also refers to one's personal abilities, talents or resources, especially one's capacity to fight against enemies or overcome obstacles. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "हतियार" (hatyaar) is derived from the Sanskrit words "हत" (hata), meaning "taken", and "अस्त्र" (astra), meaning "weapon". It refers to any instrument used to inflict harm or defend oneself. |
| Norwegian | The word "våpen" derives from the Old Norse "vápn" meaning "implement" and can also refer to tools or equipment. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chida" can also refer to a "thorn" or "prickle" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "وسله" can mean any type of tool, not necessarily a weapon, and is derived from Arabic " وسیله" which means "means, way". |
| Persian | In Arabic, the cognate word “silah” refers to a bond, connection, or weapon, reflecting the interconnectedness of these concepts in historical contexts. |
| Polish | In old Polish, "broń" also meant "defense" or "protection." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "arma" also denotes a type of trap used in fishing. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "armă" can also refer to a "branch of the military", "a type of sport" or "a coat of arms." |
| Russian | "Оружие" (weapon) derives from Proto-Slavic *orǫžьje, meaning "tool" or "gear". |
| Samoan | The word |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'armachd' has also been used to refer to equipment and belongings |
| Serbian | "Оружје" is an ancient Serbo-Slavic word derived from "рука" (hand), thus meaning "instrument of the hand". |
| Sesotho | "Sebetsa" also means "tools" and "instruments" and is related to the verb "sebetša" (`to work` or `to do`). As in English, Sesotho distinguishes between `to work` as a job and `to function`, which is `se sebetsa`. |
| Shona | The word "chombo" can also refer to a sharp object or a tool. |
| Sindhi | The word "هٿيار" can also refer to tools, implements, and equipment. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | Derived from Sanskrit “śastram” meaning “instrument”. |
| Slovak | The word "zbraň" can also refer to a tool or an instrument |
| Slovenian | The word "orožje" derives from the Proto-Slavic term *orъžьje, meaning "defense" or "protection". |
| Somali | Hub in Somali can also refer to a type of stick or club used for fighting or self-defense. |
| Spanish | In Latin, 'arma' also means 'armor' or 'equipment'. |
| Sundanese | Sundanese word "pakarang" can also mean "equipment" or "tool". |
| Swahili | The word 'silaha' in Swahili can also refer to a charm or protective amulet. |
| Swedish | The word "vapen" in Swedish also means "coat of arms" and is likely derived from the German "wapen" meaning "coat of arms" or "device". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'sandata' likely originates from the Sanskrit word 'śastra', which also means 'weapon'. |
| Tajik | The word “силоҳ” (“weapon”) in Tajik can also mean “arms” or “equipment” and is derived from the Persian word “selāh” or the Arabic word “silāḥ”. |
| Tamil | The word 'ஆயுதம்' (weapon) can also mean 'means of life' or 'support', reflecting the concept of 'life-saving' in ancient Tamil culture. |
| Telugu | "ఆయుధం" originally meant "means of support" or "that which gives life" in Sanskrit, and referred to the staff carried by ascetics and the weapons used by warriors. |
| Thai | The Thai word "อาวุธ" (pronounced "au-wut") can also refer to "tools" or "equipment". |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "silah" is derived from the Arabic word "salh" meaning "reconciliation" or "peace". This is because weapons were traditionally seen as a means to establish peace by deterring or defending against threats. |
| Ukrainian | The word |
| Urdu | The word "ہتھیار" in Urdu originally meant "hand" or "arm", and only later came to mean "weapon". |
| Uzbek | The word |
| Vietnamese | The word "vũ khí" can also mean "military force" or "armed forces" |
| Welsh | The word "arf" in Welsh can also refer to a tool or implement, or to a part of a machine. |
| Xhosa | "Isixhobo" also means "tool" in Xhosa, highlighting the dual nature of objects that can be used for both creation and destruction. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word 'וואָפן' ('weapon') derives from the German 'Waffe', ultimately from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to move quickly' or 'to weave'. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "ohun ija" literally translates to "thing for combat or strife," highlighting its primary function as a tool for conflict resolution. |
| Zulu | The word 'isikhali' shares its root with 'ukukala' (cut, pierce) in Zulu, suggesting its origin in instruments used for hunting or self-defense. |
| English | The word "weapon" is derived from the Old English word "wæpn" meaning 'tool', 'implement', or 'device' |