Witness in Different Languages
Discover 'Witness' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Witness
Afrikaans getuie | ||
Albanian dëshmitar | ||
Amharic ምስክር | ||
Arabic الشاهد | ||
Armenian վկա | ||
Assamese সাক্ষী | ||
Aymara uñjiri | ||
Azerbaijani şahid | ||
Bambara seere | ||
Basque lekuko | ||
Belarusian сведка | ||
Bengali সাক্ষী | ||
Bhojpuri गवाह | ||
Bosnian svedok | ||
Bulgarian свидетел | ||
Catalan testimoni | ||
Cebuano saksi | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 见证人 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 見證人 | ||
Corsican tistimone | ||
Croatian svjedok | ||
Czech svědek | ||
Danish vidne | ||
Dhivehi ހެކިވެރިޔާ | ||
Dogri गुआह् | ||
Dutch getuige | ||
English witness | ||
Esperanto atestanto | ||
Estonian tunnistaja | ||
Ewe gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) saksi | ||
Finnish todistaja | ||
French témoin | ||
Frisian tsjûge | ||
Galician testemuña | ||
Georgian მოწმე | ||
German zeuge | ||
Greek μάρτυρας | ||
Guarani hechapyréva | ||
Gujarati સાક્ષી | ||
Haitian Creole temwen | ||
Hausa shaida | ||
Hawaiian mea hōʻike | ||
Hebrew עֵד | ||
Hindi गवाह | ||
Hmong pov thawj | ||
Hungarian tanú | ||
Icelandic vitni | ||
Igbo ịgba akaebe | ||
Ilocano saksi | ||
Indonesian saksi | ||
Irish finné | ||
Italian testimone | ||
Japanese 証人 | ||
Javanese saksi | ||
Kannada ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ | ||
Kazakh куәгер | ||
Khmer សាក្សី | ||
Kinyarwanda umutangabuhamya | ||
Konkani गवाय | ||
Korean 증거 | ||
Krio witnɛs | ||
Kurdish şahîd | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) شایەت | ||
Kyrgyz күбө | ||
Lao ພະຍານ | ||
Latin testimonium | ||
Latvian liecinieks | ||
Lingala motatoli | ||
Lithuanian liudytoju | ||
Luganda omujulizi | ||
Luxembourgish zeien | ||
Macedonian сведок | ||
Maithili गवाह | ||
Malagasy vavolombelona | ||
Malay saksi | ||
Malayalam സാക്ഷ്യം | ||
Maltese xhud | ||
Maori kaiwhakaatu | ||
Marathi साक्षीदार | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯥꯈꯤ | ||
Mizo thuhretu | ||
Mongolian гэрч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သက်သေ | ||
Nepali साक्षी | ||
Norwegian vitne | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mboni | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସାକ୍ଷୀ | ||
Oromo dhuga baatuu | ||
Pashto شاهد | ||
Persian شاهد | ||
Polish świadek | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) testemunha | ||
Punjabi ਗਵਾਹ | ||
Quechua rikuq | ||
Romanian martor | ||
Russian свидетель | ||
Samoan molimau | ||
Sanskrit साक्षी | ||
Scots Gaelic fianais | ||
Sepedi hlatse | ||
Serbian сведок | ||
Sesotho pakela | ||
Shona chapupu | ||
Sindhi شاهد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සාක්ෂිකරු | ||
Slovak svedok | ||
Slovenian priča | ||
Somali markhaati | ||
Spanish testigo | ||
Sundanese saksi | ||
Swahili shuhudia | ||
Swedish bevittna | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) saksi | ||
Tajik шоҳид | ||
Tamil சாட்சி | ||
Tatar шаһит | ||
Telugu సాక్షి | ||
Thai พยาน | ||
Tigrinya ምስክር | ||
Tsonga mbhoni | ||
Turkish şahit | ||
Turkmen şaýat | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔdanseni | ||
Ukrainian свідок | ||
Urdu گواہ | ||
Uyghur گۇۋاھچى | ||
Uzbek guvoh | ||
Vietnamese nhân chứng | ||
Welsh tyst | ||
Xhosa ingqina | ||
Yiddish עדות | ||
Yoruba ẹlẹri | ||
Zulu ufakazi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "getuie" is derived from Middle Dutch "ghetughe" which also means "evidence". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "dëshmitar" also historically carries the meaning of "best man" at a wedding. |
| Amharic | "ምስክር" can also mean "martyr" or "confessor". |
| Arabic | The word "الشاهد" in Arabic can also refer to a "monument" or a "proof" |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "վկա" (witness) is related to the Akkadian word "wukku" (lawsuit, complaint). |
| Azerbaijani | The word "şahid" is derived from the Arabic word "shahid", meaning "one who sees" or "a witness". |
| Basque | The Basque word "lekuko" is derived from the Proto-Basque root *leku, meaning "place", and is related to the Spanish word "lugar" ("place"). |
| Belarusian | **Witness** comes from the French word **témoin** which means "one who sees" or "eye-witness."} |
| Bengali | সাক্ষী can also mean a person or thing that gives proof or evidence. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, 'svedok' is derived from the Proto-Slavic root 'svěd', meaning 'to know' or 'to testify'. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "свидетел" derives from the Proto-Slavic word *svědъ, which originally meant "one who knows something" and was associated with the concept of knowledge and testimony. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "testimoni" comes from the Latin "testimonium," meaning "evidence," and is related to the words "test" and "testify." |
| Cebuano | The word saksi is also used in Cebuano to refer to a person who has first-hand knowledge or experience of something. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | “见证人”在中文里还有“旁证人”的意思。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "見證人"（witness）源自拉丁語 "videre"（看見）和 "testis"（證人）的組合，意指「看見並作證的人」 |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "tistimone" can also refer to a godfather or godmother. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "svjedok" is also an informal term for "best man" or "groomsman" at a wedding, particularly in the context of a traditional Croatian wedding ceremony. |
| Czech | The word "svědek" originally meant "someone who knows" or "someone who can testify", derived from the verb "vědět" (to know). |
| Danish | The noun "vidne" derives from the verb "vide", meaning "to know" |
| Dutch | The word "getuige" can also mean "evidence" or "proof" in Dutch. |
| Esperanto | "Atestanto" also refers to a type of notary or sworn clerk. |
| Estonian | 'Tunnistaja' is derived from the word 'tunnistus' meaning 'evidence', making 'tunnistaja' literally mean 'evidence-giver'. |
| Finnish | The word "todistaja" also means "certifier" or "testifier". |
| French | "Témoin" also means "plug" or "stopper" in French, reflecting its original meaning as a piece of wood used to block a hole. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word “tsjûge” can also mean “to indicate” or “to show”. |
| Galician | Testemuña shares its origin with "testimony" and "testify", all hailing from the Latin "testimonium," meaning "proof". |
| German | The word "Zeuge" can also refer to a person present at a birth to confirm the child's identity and parentage. |
| Greek | The word "μάρτυρας" originally referred to a person who had witnessed or experienced something and could testify about it in court. |
| Gujarati | The word "સાક્ષી" (witness) in Gujarati has alternate meanings like "proof" and "evidence", and is derived from the Sanskrit word "साक्षी" (sākṣī), meaning "one who sees". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "temwen" also encompasses the concept of a "warning"} |
| Hausa | The Hausa word shaida can also mean 'evidence'. |
| Hawaiian | The term "mea hōʻike" literally means "to present a thing" or "to point out something" |
| Hebrew | The noun עֵד can also mean "testimony" or "proof," as in the phrase עֵד שקר meaning "false testimony." |
| Hindi | In Sanskrit, 'गवाह' also means 'protection'. |
| Hmong | The first part of the phrase, "pov," is an abbreviation of "poob xwb," which means "to see" or "to observe." |
| Hungarian | "Tanú" can mean both "witness" and "hill" in Hungarian, and they originate from the same word in Proto-Uralic, *tuna. |
| Icelandic | It is the dative form of the word "vit", meaning "wise" or "understanding". |
| Igbo | "Ịgba akaebe" literally means "holding the sign of trust" in Igbo, suggesting that a witness bears the evidence or mark of truth or authenticity. |
| Indonesian | The word "saksi" in Indonesian has been theorized to derive from either Sanskrit "saksi" or "saksika", meaning "observer" or "perceiver". |
| Irish | The word "finné" is derived from the Old Irish word "fían," which means "tribe" or "band of warriors." |
| Italian | The word 'testimone' also means 'evidence' in Italian, derived from the Latin 'testis' meaning 'proof'. |
| Japanese | The word "証人" can also mean "evidence" or "proof". |
| Javanese | The word saksi may also refer to the evidence used by the witness. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ" also denotes a mark on the forehead that is considered auspicious, and is often applied during religious ceremonies. |
| Kazakh | The term "куәгер" has Turkic roots, with similar forms in other Turkic languages, including "kügü," meaning "power" or "strength" in Old Turkic and "küç," meaning "strength" or "force" in Ottoman Turkish. |
| Korean | The Korean word "증거" also means "proof" or "evidence". |
| Kurdish | The word "şahîd" also means "martyr" in Kurdish, reflecting the significance of witnessing as a virtue in many cultures. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "күбө" (pronounced "kübö") comes from the Proto-Turkic word "kub", meaning "to shout or proclaim." It is related to the Old Turkic word "kubun", meaning "proof" or "evidence." |
| Latin | The word "testimonium" in Latin also refers to a formal statement or document providing evidence or proof. |
| Latvian | In Old Latvian, the word "liecinieks" referred not only to witnesses, but also to people testifying about their dreams, visions, or prophecies. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "liudytoju" originates from the Old Prussian "liudeits" (people), reflecting the historical role of witnesses as representatives of the community. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Zeien" can also refer to the act of looking or seeing something. |
| Malagasy | "Vavolombelona" translates to "witness" but the word literally means "the bearer of good news". |
| Malay | "Saksi" in Malay also means "friend" or "peer" as its root word is Sanskrit "sakshi", meaning "observer" or "one who is present". |
| Malayalam | The word "സാക്ഷ്യം" originally meant "proof" or "evidence" in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The word |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "साक्षीदार" not only means "witness" but also "evidence" and "proof." |
| Mongolian | "гэрч" also means "sign" or "trace" in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | The word "साक्षी" comes from the Sanskrit root word "सह्" (to see), and carries the connotation of "one who observes or perceives something." |
| Norwegian | The word "vitne" originates from the Old Norse word "vitni," which means "knowledge," and implies a person who has direct knowledge of an event. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mboni" has been used for centuries and is derived from a root word meaning "sight". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "شاهد" can also refer to a person who provides testimony in a court of law. |
| Persian | In addition to meaning 'witness', 'شاهد' can also mean 'proof' or 'testimony'. |
| Polish | Derived from the Old Church Slavonic word `svědъkъ`, meaning `one who knows` or `one who testifies`. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "testemunha" can also mean "proof" or "evidence" |
| Punjabi | The word "ਗਵਾਹ" also means a person who has been summoned to court to give evidence. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "martor" derives from the Latin "martyr", referring to its initial religious connotation as "one who testifies to their faith by bearing witness to it, often through suffering or death." |
| Russian | The etymological connection between the Russian word "свидетель" (witness) and the Sanskrit root "-vid" (to know) may hint at the historical importance of personal testimonies.} |
| Samoan | The word 'molimau' is a Samoan noun that can refer to the act of observing or giving an account of something, or to a person who has firsthand knowledge of an event, a document that verifies a fact, or evidence given in court. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word fianais in Scots Gaelic also means 'evidence' and 'testimony'. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "сведок" (witness) derives from the Proto-Slavic root "*věдѣti", meaning "to know" or "to see", and also relates to the words "веда" (knowledge) and "видети" (to see). |
| Shona | Shona word "chapupu" also means "to come face to face" or "to meet". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "شاهد" can also mean "proof" or "evidence". |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "svedok" also means "a candle" in the context of a religious ceremony. |
| Slovenian | The word "priča" in Slovenian also means "story" or "tale", reflecting its connection to the act of observing and recounting events. |
| Somali | The word "markhaati" in Somali can also mean "evidence" or "proof". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, the word "testigo" also means "a piece of evidence used in a trial". |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese "saksi" can also mean "someone who helps in something or gives a statement about something". |
| Swahili | "Shuhudia" in Swahili can also mean "attestation" or "proof", and its root is the Arabic word "shahid" (شاهد) meaning "witness" or "spectator". |
| Swedish | "Bevittna" comes from the Old Norse word "vitni", meaning "knowledge" or "testimony". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "saksi" derives from the Sanskrit term "sākṣin," which additionally translates to "eye". |
| Tajik | "Шоҳид" also means "proof" or "evidence" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The word "சாட்சி" can also mean proof, evidence, or testimony. |
| Telugu | The word "సాక్షి" not only means "witness" but also denotes "someone who knows the truth" or "knowledge" in general. |
| Thai | 'พยาน' comes from Sanskrit 'pra + jan', meaning 'fore-knower'. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word 'şahit' comes from the Persian 'šahēd' and originally meant 'present at the moment', but later acquired the legal sense of 'witness'. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "свідок" derives from the Proto-Slavic verb *svěditi, meaning "to know" or "to be aware of". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "guvoh" can also refer to a person present at an event or a statement made in a court of law. |
| Vietnamese | The word 'nhân chứng' is also used in Vietnamese to refer to people who have witnessed or experienced an event, making it a broader term than 'witness' in English. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "tyst" can also mean "silent" or "quiet". |
| Xhosa | ingqina (Xhosa): also means "a place where people gather"} |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, the word עדות can also mean 'testimony' or 'evidence', and its plural form עדות can mean 'community' or 'congregation' |
| Zulu | The word "ufakazi" in Nguni languages also means an eye-witness in a legal case or the testimony itself. |
| English | The word 'witness' derives from the Old English word 'witnes', which means 'knowledge' or 'testimony'. |