Sir
//sɝ//
Translations of "sir" (84 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | zotëri(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | μακάριε(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | makárie | |
| Arabic | أَفَنْدِي(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), أُسْتَاذ(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), بَاشَا(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), حَضْرَتَك(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), سَيِّد(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), سَيِّدِي(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), سِير(title) | ʔafandī, ʔustāḏ, bāšā, ḥaḍratak, sayyid, sayyidī, ser | |
| Armenian | Սըր(title), պարոն(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | Sər, paron | |
| Azerbaijani | ağa(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), cənab(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), efendi(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Baluchi | واجہ(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | wája | |
| Belarusian | пан(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), спада́р(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | pan, spadár | |
| Bengali | জনাব(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | jonab | |
| Bulgarian | господи́н(man of a higher rank or position), господи́н(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | gospodín, gospodín | |
| Burmese | ခင်ဗျာ(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ဆာ(title), ရှင်(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ဦး(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | hkangbya, hca, hrang, u: | |
| Catalan | senyor(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | کاک(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | kak | |
| Chinese | щянсын(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), 先生(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | xi͡ansɨn, zh-min-nan | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 先生(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), 蛇(address to a military superior), 阿蛇(address to a military superior) | sin¹ saang¹, soe⁴, aa³ soe⁴ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 先生(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), 爵士(title) | xiānsheng, juéshì | |
| Czech | pan(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), pane(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), pán(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Danish | herre(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), hr.(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Dari | آقَا(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), جَنَاب(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | āqā, janāb | |
| Dutch | heer(man of a higher rank or position), meneer(man of a higher rank or position), meneer(address to a military superior), meneer(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), mijnheer(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Esperanto | sinjoro(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Estonian | härra(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Finnish | herra(man of a higher rank or position), herra(address to a military superior), herra(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| French | monsieur(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Friulian | missâr(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), signôr(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), siôr(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Galician | señor(man of a higher rank or position), señor(address to a military superior) | — | |
| Georgian | ბატონო(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), სერ(title) | baṭono, ser | |
| German | Herr(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), mein Herr(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Greek | Σέρ(man of a higher rank or position), Σέρ(title), κύριε(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), κύριος(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | Sér, Sér, kýrie, kýrios | |
| Haitian Creole | konpè(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), mesye(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Hebrew | אֲדוֹנִי(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), המפקד(address to a military superior) | adoní, hamfakéd | |
| Hindi | जनाब(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), महोदय(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), श्री(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), श्रीमान(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), सर(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), सर(title), साहिब(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | janāb, mahoday, śrī, śrīmān, sar, sar, sāhib | |
| Hungarian | uram(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), úr(man of a higher rank or position), uraz(to address (someone) using "sir") | — | |
| Icelandic | herra(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Indonesian | tuan(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ustaz(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | آقا(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), جَناب(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | âġâ, janâb | |
| Italian | signore(man of a higher rank or position), signore(address to a military superior), signore(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Japanese | お兄さん(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), サー(title), 僕(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), 卿(title), 旦那(man of a higher rank or position), 旦那(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), 旦那様(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | oniisan, sā, boku, kyō, danna, danna, danna-sama | |
| Kazakh | мырза(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | myrza | |
| Khmer | ភោ(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | phoo | |
| Korean | 경(title), 서(title), 선생님(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), 씨(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), 아저씨(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | gyeong, seo, seonsaengnim, -ssi, ajeossi | |
| Kyrgyz | аке(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), байке(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), господин(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), мырза(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | ake, bayke, gospodin, mırza | |
| Lao | ທ່ານ(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ທ່ານເອີຽ(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | thān, thān ē ʼ | |
| Latin | domine(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), dominus(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Latvian | kungs(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), sers(man of a higher rank or position) | — | |
| Lithuanian | ponas(man of a higher rank or position), ponas(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), pone(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Macedonian | Сер(title), го́сподин(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), госпо́дине(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | Ser, góspodin, gospódine | |
| Malay | tuan(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ustaz(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Manchu | ᠠᡤᡠ(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | agu | |
| Māori | Tā(title), tā(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Marathi | सर(title) | sar | |
| Middle English | sire(man of a higher rank or position) | — | |
| Mongolian | ноён(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | nojon | |
| Mwali Comorian | bwana(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Ndzwani Comorian | mwenye(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Nepali | श्री(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), श्रीमान(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | sri, srimān | |
| Northern Kurdish | birêz(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), efendî(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), kek(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), mîrza(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | herre(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Occitan | senhor(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Pashto | آغا(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), آقا(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), صاحب(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ښاغلى(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | āǧā, aqā, sāheb, x̌āǧᶕlay | |
| Persian | سر(title) | ser | |
| Polish | pan(man of a higher rank or position), pan(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), panie(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Portuguese | senhor(man of a higher rank or position), senhor(address to a military superior), senhor(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Quechua | wiraqucha(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Romanian | domn(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), să trăiți(address to a military superior) | — | |
| Russian | Сэр(title), господи́н(man of a higher rank or position), господи́н(address to a military superior), господи́н(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), су́дарь(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), това́рищ(address to a military superior) | Sɛr, gospodín, gospodín, gospodín, súdarʹ, továrišč | |
| Scottish Gaelic | Sir(title), an Ridire(title) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | gospòdin(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), госпо̀дин(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Slovak | pane(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), pán(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Slovene | gospod(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Spanish | señor(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Swahili | afande(address to a military superior) | — | |
| Swedish | herr(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), herre(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Tajik | оғо(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), оқо(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ҷаноб(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | oġo, oqo, janob | |
| Tamil | ஐயா(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), சார்(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | aiyā, cār | |
| Tatar | әфәнде(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | äfände | |
| Thai | เซอร์(title) | sə̂ə | |
| Turkish | ağa(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), beyefendi(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), efendi(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), efendim(man of a higher rank or position), efendim(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), komutanım(address to a military superior) | — | |
| Turkmen | jenap(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Ukrainian | пан(man of a higher rank or position), пан(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | pan, pan | |
| Urdu | جَناب(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), سَر(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), صاحَب(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), صاحِب(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | janāb, sar, sāhab, sāhib | |
| Uyghur | ئۇستاز(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ئەپەندى(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ئەپەندىم(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), جاناپ(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | ustaz, ependi, ependim, janap | |
| Uzbek | afandi(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), agʻa(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), janob(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Vietnamese | ngài(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown), ông(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | — | |
| Yiddish | הער(address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | her |
zotëri
أَفَنْدِي, أُسْتَاذ, بَاشَا, حَضْرَتَك, سَيِّد, سَيِّدِي, سِير
ʔafandī, ʔustāḏ, bāšā, ḥaḍratak, sayyid, sayyidī, ser
ağa, cənab, efendi
senyor
pan, pane, pán
herre, hr.
heer, meneer, meneer, meneer, mijnheer
sinjoro
härra
herra, herra, herra
monsieur
missâr, signôr, siôr
señor, señor
Herr, mein Herr
konpè, mesye
uram, úr, uraz
herra
tuan, ustaz
signore, signore, signore
domine, dominus
kungs, sers
ponas, ponas, pone
tuan, ustaz
Tā, tā
sire
bwana
mwenye
birêz, efendî, kek, mîrza
herre
senhor
pan, pan, panie
senhor, senhor, senhor
wiraqucha
domn, să trăiți
Сэр, господи́н, господи́н, господи́н, су́дарь, това́рищ
Sɛr, gospodín, gospodín, gospodín, súdarʹ, továrišč
Sir, an Ridire
gospòdin, госпо̀дин
pane, pán
gospod
señor
afande
herr, herre
ağa, beyefendi, efendi, efendim, efendim, komutanım
jenap
afandi, agʻa, janob
ngài, ông
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.