Definition
A right, possession, or claim that someone is entitled to because of their birth, family status, or heritage.
Etymology
Compound of 'birth' (Middle English 'birthe,' from Old Norse 'byrth') and 'right' (Old English 'riht,' meaning law or justice). The concept became prominent in discussions of inheritance and citizenship.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'birthright' appears in the Bible when Jacob tricks his brother Esau out of his birthright for a bowl of soup—a story that has inspired thousands of years of reflection on fairness and regret.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ወልደ መብት
wel-de mebt
ARالعربية
حق الولادة
haqq al-wilaada
BNবাংলা
জন্মের অধিকার
ja-nmer o-dhi-kar
CACatalà
dret de naixement
dret deh na-i-xe-ment
CSČeština
narozeno právo
na-ro-ze-no pra-vo
DADansk
fødselsret
foed-sels-ret
DEDeutsch
Geburtsrecht
geh-boor-tes-recht
ELΕλληνικά
δικαίωμα γέννησης
di-kai-wo ma ge-nes-is
ESEspañol
derecho de nacimiento
de-re-cho deh na-si-mien-to
FAفارسی
حق تولد
haqq-e ta-vald
FISuomi
synnytysright
syn-ny-tys-right
FRFrançais
droit de naissance
dwa-r deh na-iss-ance
GUGU
જન્મનો અધિકાર
ja-nma-no a-dhi-kaar
HAHA
hakkin hai
hak-kin hai
HEעברית
זכויות לידה
z-k-vo-ot li-da
HIहिन्दी
जन्म का अधिकार
ja-nma ka a-dhi-kaar
HUMagyar
születési jog
shyu-let-e-si jog
IDBahasa Indonesia
hak kelahiran
hak ke-la-hiran
IGIG
ike n'ime ụmụaka
i-ke n'i-me ụ-mu-a-ka
ITItaliano
diritto di nascita
di-rre-tto dee na-sci-ta
KKKK
туылгандық құқы
tuyl-gan-dyq ku-ki
KMKM
សិទ្ធិក្មេង
si-dth-i k-m-e-ong
MRMR
जन्माचा हक्क
ja-nma-cha hak-k
MSBahasa Melayu
hak kelahiran
hak ke-la-hiran
MYမြန်မာ
မွေးဖွားခွင့်
mu-we-h-pa-war-kh-wint
NLNederlands
geboorterecht
geh-boor-ter-recht
NONorsk
fødselsrett
foed-sels-rett
PAPA
ਜਨਮ ਦਾ ਹੱਕ
ja-nma da hak
PLPolski
prawo urodzenia
pra-wo u-ro-dze-nia
PTPortuguês
direito de nascimento
di-rei-to deh na-si-men-to
RORomână
dreptul la naștere
drey-tul la na-sh-te-re
RUРусский
право рождения
pra-vo ro-zh-de-niya
SVSvenska
födselsrätt
foed-sels-rätt
SWKiswahili
haki ya kuzaliwa
ha-ki ya ku-za-li-wa
TAதமிழ்
பிறப்பு உரிமை
pi-ruppu u-ri-mai
TEతెలుగు
జనన హక్కు
ja-na-na hak-ku
THไทย
สิทธิ์เกิด
si-it-gerd
TLTL
karapatan sa kapanganakan
ka-ra-pa-tan sa ka-pa-nga-na-kan
TRTürkçe
doğum hakkı
doh-oom hak-ki
UKУкраїнська
право народження
pra-vo na-ro-djen-nya
URاردو
ولادت کا حق
vo-la-dat ka hak
VITiếng Việt
quyền sinh
quy-en sinh
YOYO
àṣẹ ìbílẹ̀
a-şe i-bi-le