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• /kleɪm/
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From Middle English claimen, borrowed from Old French clamer (“to call, name, send for”), from Latin clāmō, clāmāre (“to call, cry out”), from Proto-Italic *klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh1- (“to shout”), which is imitative. See also Lithuanian kalba (“language”), Old English hlōwan (“to low, make a noise like a cow”), Old High German halan (“to call”), Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō, “to call, convoke”), κλέδον (klédon, “report, fame”), κέλαδος (kélados, “noise”), Middle Irish cailech (“cock”), Latin calō (“to call out, announce solemnly”), Sanskrit उषःकल (uṣaḥkala, “cock”, literally “dawn-calling”). Cognate with Spanish llamar and clamar.

268 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: պահանջ (pahanǰ) — demand of ownership
• Azerbaijani: iddia — demand of ownership
• Bashkir: дәғүә (dəğwə) — demand of ownership
• Bulgarian: и́скане (ískane) — demand of ownership
• Bulgarian: прете́нция (preténcija) — demand of ownership
• Catalan: pretensió — demand of ownership
• Chinese Mandarin: 要求 (yāoqiú) — demand of ownership
• Czech: nárok — demand of ownership
• Danish: krav — demand of ownership
• Dutch: aanspraak — demand of ownership
• Esperanto: pretendo — demand of ownership
• Finnish: vaatimus — demand of ownership
• French: réclamation — demand of ownership
• German: Anspruch — demand of ownership
• Greek: αξίωση (axíosi) — demand of ownership
• Greek: διεκδίκηση (diekdíkisi) — demand of ownership
• Gujarati: દાવો (dāvo) — demand of ownership
• Hindi: दावा (dāvā) — demand of ownership
• Hungarian: igény — demand of ownership
• Hungarian: követelés — demand of ownership
• Hungarian: igénylés — demand of ownership
• Italian: reclamo — demand of ownership
• Italian: rivendicazione — demand of ownership
• Khmer: ការទាមទារ (kaa tiəmtiə) — demand of ownership
• Persian: دَعویٰ (da'vâ) — demand of ownership
• Persian: دَعوا (da'vâ) — demand of ownership
• Polish: roszczenie — demand of ownership
• Portuguese: reivindicação — demand of ownership
• Portuguese: reclamo — demand of ownership
• Romanian: pretenție — demand of ownership
• Romanian: revendicare — demand of ownership
• Romanian: petiție — demand of ownership
• Russian: прете́нзия (pretɛ́nzija) — demand of ownership
• Russian: притяза́ния (pritjazánija) — demand of ownership
• Russian: права́ (pravá) — demand of ownership
• Scottish Gaelic: tagairt — demand of ownership
• Spanish: reclamación — demand of ownership
• Spanish: reivindicación — demand of ownership
• Swedish: anspråk — demand of ownership
• Tajik: даъво (da'vo) — demand of ownership
• Turkish: iddia — demand of ownership
• Ukrainian: прете́нзія (preténzija) — demand of ownership
• Urdu: دَعْویٰ (da'vā) — demand of ownership
• Vietnamese: đòi — demand of ownership
• Zazaki: iddia — demand of ownership
• French: titre — the right or ground of demanding
• German: Rechtstitel — the right or ground of demanding
• German: Anspruch — the right or ground of demanding
• Hungarian: jogcím — the right or ground of demanding
• Hungarian: jogalap — the right or ground of demanding
• Hungarian: alap — the right or ground of demanding
• Hungarian: jog — the right or ground of demanding
• Hungarian: jogosultság — the right or ground of demanding
• Italian: diritto — the right or ground of demanding
• Arabic: دَعْوَى (daʕwā) — new statement of truth made about something
• Arabic: اِدِّعَاء (iddiʕāʔ) — new statement of truth made about something
• Azerbaijani: iddia — new statement of truth made about something
• Belarusian: зая́ва (zajáva) — new statement of truth made about something
• Belarusian: зацвярджэ́нне (zacvjardžénnje) — new statement of truth made about something
• Belarusian: зацьвярджэ́ньне (zacʹvjardžénʹnje) — new statement of truth made about something
• Bulgarian: заявле́ние (zajavlénie) — new statement of truth made about something
• Chinese Mandarin: 主張 /主张 (zhǔzhāng) — new statement of truth made about something
• Czech: tvrzení — new statement of truth made about something
• Danish: påstand — new statement of truth made about something
• Dutch: bewering — new statement of truth made about something
• Finnish: väite — new statement of truth made about something
• French: affirmation — new statement of truth made about something
• German: Behauptung — new statement of truth made about something
• Gujarati: દાવો (dāvo) — new statement of truth made about something
• Hebrew: טַעֲנָה (ta'aná) — new statement of truth made about something
• Hebrew: טיעון (t'i'un) — new statement of truth made about something
• Hindi: दावा (dāvā) — new statement of truth made about something
• Hungarian: állítás — new statement of truth made about something
• Italian: dichiarazione — new statement of truth made about something
• Italian: affermazione — new statement of truth made about something
• Japanese: 主張 (shuchō) — new statement of truth made about something
• Korean: 주장 (jujang) — new statement of truth made about something
• Malayalam: അവകാശപ്പെടുക (avakāśappeṭuka) — new statement of truth made about something
• Norwegian Bokmål: påstand — new statement of truth made about something
• Persian: دَعویٰ (da'vâ) — new statement of truth made about something
• Persian: دَعوا (da'vâ) — new statement of truth made about something
• Portuguese: afirmação — new statement of truth made about something
• Portuguese: alegação — new statement of truth made about something
• Russian: заявле́ние (zajavlénije) — new statement of truth made about something
• Russian: объявле́ние (obʺjavlénije) — new statement of truth made about something
• Russian: утвержде́ние (utverždénije) — new statement of truth made about something
• Spanish: alegato — new statement of truth made about something
• Swedish: påstående — new statement of truth made about something
• Tajik: даъво (da'vo) — new statement of truth made about something
• Ukrainian: зая́ва (zajáva) — new statement of truth made about something
• Ukrainian: тве́рдження (tvérdžennja) — new statement of truth made about something
• Urdu: دَعْویٰ (da'vā) — new statement of truth made about something
• Azerbaijani: iddia — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Belarusian: прэтэ́нзія (preténzija) — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Bulgarian: прете́нция (preténcija) — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Catalan: pretensió — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Czech: zábor — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Finnish: vaatimus — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Finnish: valtaus — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• French: réclamation — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• French: revendication — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• German: Anspruch — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• German: Mutung — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Greek: διεκδίκηση (diekdíkisi) — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Hebrew: תְּבִיעָה (tvi'á) — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Hungarian: igény — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Italian: reclamo di proprietà — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Portuguese: reivindicação — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Russian: прете́нзия (pretɛ́nzija) — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Russian: права́ (pravá) — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Spanish: concesión — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Swedish: anspråk — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Ukrainian: прете́нзія (preténzija) — demand of ownership for previously unowned land
• Azerbaijani: iddia — law: demand for compensation
• Belarusian: іск (isk) — law: demand for compensation
• Belarusian: пазо́ў (pazów) — law: demand for compensation
• Belarusian: прэтэ́нзія (preténzija) — law: demand for compensation
• Bulgarian: реклама́ция (reklamácija) — law: demand for compensation
• Bulgarian: иск (isk) — law: demand for compensation
• Bulgarian: прете́нция (preténcija) — law: demand for compensation
• Chinese Mandarin: 索賠 /索赔 (suǒpéi) — law: demand for compensation
• Estonian: hagi — law: demand for compensation
• Estonian: nõue — law: demand for compensation
• Finnish: korvausvaatimus — law: demand for compensation
• Finnish: vahingonkorvausvaatimus — law: demand for compensation
• Finnish: vaade — law: demand for compensation
• French: réclamation — law: demand for compensation
• French: demande — law: demand for compensation
• German: Anspruch — law: demand for compensation
• Greek: διεκδίκηση αποζημίωσης (diekdíkisi apozimíosis) — law: demand for compensation
• Gujarati: દાવો (dāvo) — law: demand for compensation
• Hindi: दावा (dāvā) — law: demand for compensation
• Hungarian: követelés — law: demand for compensation
• Japanese: 請求 (seikyū) — law: demand for compensation
• Korean: 청구 (cheonggu) — law: demand for compensation
• Persian: دَعویٰ (da'vâ) — law: demand for compensation
• Persian: دَعوا (da'vâ) — law: demand for compensation
• Polish: reklamacja — law: demand for compensation
• Portuguese: reclamação — law: demand for compensation
• Romanian: reclamație — law: demand for compensation
• Romanian: pretenție — law: demand for compensation
• Russian: иск (isk) — law: demand for compensation
• Russian: прете́нзия (pretɛ́nzija) — law: demand for compensation
• Russian: тре́бование вы́платы (trébovanije výplaty) — law: demand for compensation
• Russian: реклама́ция (reklamácija) — law: demand for compensation
• Scottish Gaelic: tagairt — law: demand for compensation
• Spanish: demanda — law: demand for compensation
• Ukrainian: по́зов (pózov) — law: demand for compensation
• Ukrainian: прете́нзія (preténzija) — law: demand for compensation
• Urdu: دَعْویٰ (da'vā) — law: demand for compensation
• Albanian: mëtoj — to demand ownership of something
• Belarusian: патрабава́ць (patrabavácʹ) — to demand ownership of something
• Belarusian: запатрабава́ць (zapatrabavácʹ) — to demand ownership of something
• Bulgarian: изисквам (iziskvam) — to demand ownership of something
• Bulgarian: претендирам (pretendiram) — to demand ownership of something
• Danish: gøre krav på — to demand ownership of something
• Dutch: opeisen — to demand ownership of something
• Dutch: claimen — to demand ownership of something
• Esperanto: pretendi — to demand ownership of something
• Finnish: vaatia — to demand ownership of something
• French: revendiquer — to demand ownership of something
• German: beanspruchen — to demand ownership of something
• Greek: διεκδικώ (diekdikó) — to demand ownership of something
• Ancient Greek: διεκδικέω (diekdikéō) — to demand ownership of something
• Hungarian: igényel — to demand ownership of something
• Hungarian: követel — to demand ownership of something
• Hungarian: jogot formál — to demand ownership of something
• Italian: reclamare — to demand ownership of something
• Italian: rivendicare — to demand ownership of something
• Italian: vantare — to demand ownership of something
• Māori: kokoraho — to demand ownership of something
• Persian: ادعا کردن (edde'â kardan) — to demand ownership of something
• Portuguese: reivindicar — to demand ownership of something
• Portuguese: reclamar — to demand ownership of something
• Romanian: revendica — to demand ownership of something
• Russian: претендова́ть (pretendovátʹ) — to demand ownership of something
• Russian: предъявля́ть прете́нзии (predʺjavljátʹ preténzii) — to demand ownership of something
• Russian: заявля́ть прете́нзии (zajavljátʹ preténzii) — to demand ownership of something
• Russian: объявля́ть прете́нзии (obʺjavljátʹ preténzii) — to demand ownership of something
• Russian: заявля́ть о права́х (zajavljátʹ o praváx) — to demand ownership of something
• Scottish Gaelic: tagair — to demand ownership of something
• Spanish: reclamar — to demand ownership of something
• Spanish: clamar — to demand ownership of something
• Spanish: reivindicar — to demand ownership of something
• Spanish: adjudicarse — to demand ownership of something
• Spanish: asumir — to demand ownership of something
• Spanish: recabar — to demand ownership of something
• Swahili: -dai — to demand ownership of something
• Ukrainian: претендува́ти (pretenduváty) — to demand ownership of something
• Welsh: hawlio — to demand ownership of something
• Zazaki: iddia kerden — to demand ownership of something
• Afrikaans: beweer — to state a new fact
• Arabic: ٱِدَّعَى (iddaʕā) — to state a new fact
• Arabic: زَعَمَ (zaʕama) — to state a new fact
• Catalan: demandar — to state a new fact
• Chinese Mandarin: 聲稱 /声称 (shēngchēng) — to state a new fact
• Chinese Mandarin: 宣稱 /宣称 (xuānchēng) — to state a new fact
• Czech: tvrdit — to state a new fact
• Danish: påstå — to state a new fact
• Dutch: beweren — to state a new fact
• Esperanto: aserti — to state a new fact
• Finnish: väittää — to state a new fact
• French: prétendre — to state a new fact
• German: behaupten — to state a new fact
• Gujarati: દાવો કરવો (dāvo karvo) — to state a new fact
• Hebrew: טען (ta'án) — to state a new fact
• Hindi: दावा करना (dāvā karnā) — to state a new fact
• Hungarian: állít — to state a new fact
• Italian: dichiarare — to state a new fact
• Italian: affermare — to state a new fact
• Kazakh: мәлімдеу (mälımdeu) — to state a new fact
• Kazakh: жариялау (jariälau) — to state a new fact
• Latin: postulō — to state a new fact
• Luxembourgish: behaapten — to state a new fact
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hevda — to state a new fact
• Norwegian Nynorsk: påstå — to state a new fact
• Polish: twierdzić — to state a new fact
• Portuguese: alegar — to state a new fact
• Portuguese: afirmar — to state a new fact
• Romanian: susține — to state a new fact
• Romanian: pretinde — to state a new fact
• Russian: объявля́ть (obʺjavljátʹ) — to state a new fact
• Russian: заявля́ть (zajavljátʹ) — to state a new fact
• Russian: утвержда́ть (utverždátʹ) — to state a new fact
• Russian: тверди́ть (tverdítʹ) — to state a new fact
• Spanish: afirmar — to state a new fact
• Spanish: pretender — to state a new fact
• Spanish: alegar — to state a new fact
• Spanish: sostener — to state a new fact
• Swedish: påstå — to state a new fact
• Turkish: iddia etmek — to state a new fact
• Turkish: öne sürmek — to state a new fact
• Ukrainian: заявля́ти (zajavljáty) — to state a new fact
• Ukrainian: тве́рдити (tvérdyty) — to state a new fact
• Ukrainian: стве́рджувати (stvérdžuvaty) — to state a new fact
• Urdu: دعوی کرنا (dāvā karnā) — to state a new fact
• Zazaki: ver eşten — to state a new fact
• Bulgarian: претендирам (pretendiram) — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Dutch: opeisen — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Dutch: aanspraak maken op — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Finnish: vaatia — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Finnish: vallata — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• German: beanspruchen — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Hebrew: תבע (tavá) — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Hungarian: igényel — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Italian: reclamare la proprietà — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Italian: reclamare il possesso — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Portuguese: reivindicar — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Russian: претендова́ть — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Russian: предъявля́ть прете́нзии (predʺjavljátʹ preténzii) — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Russian: заявля́ть прете́нзии (zajavljátʹ preténzii) — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Russian: объявля́ть прете́нзии (obʺjavljátʹ preténzii) — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Russian: заявля́ть о права́х — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Scottish Gaelic: tagair — to demand ownership or right to use for land
• Bulgarian: правя реламация (pravja relamacija) — law: to demand compensation
• Chinese Mandarin: 索賠 /索赔 (suǒpéi) — law: to demand compensation
• Finnish: vaatia (korvausta) — law: to demand compensation
• Gujarati: દાવો કરવો (dāvo karvo) — law: to demand compensation
• Hindi: दावा करना (dāvā karnā) — law: to demand compensation
• Hungarian: követel — law: to demand compensation
• Russian: тре́бовать вы́платы (trébovatʹ výplaty) — law: to demand compensation
• Russian: тре́бовать компенса́ции (trébovatʹ kompensácii) — law: to demand compensation
• Scottish Gaelic: tagair — law: to demand compensation
• Spanish: demandar — law: to demand compensation
• Urdu: دعوی کرنا (dāvā karnā) — law: to demand compensation
• Hungarian: követel — to cause the loss of, usually by violent means
• Spanish: identificar como uno de los suyos — to identify or consider as one's own
• Spanish: considerar como uno de los suyos — to identify or consider as one's own