إنسان
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ء ن س (ʔ-n-s), inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʾināš- (“man, person”).
Pronunciation
Noun
إِنْسَان • (ʔinsān) m (dual إِنْسَانَان (ʔinsānān), plural أَنَاسِيّ (ʔanāsiyy))
Declension
Declension of noun إِنْسَان (ʔinsān)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | إِنْسَان ʔinsān |
الْإِنْسَان al-ʔinsān |
إِنْسَان ʔinsān |
Nominative | إِنْسَانٌ ʔinsānun |
الْإِنْسَانُ al-ʔinsānu |
إِنْسَانُ ʔinsānu |
Accusative | إِنْسَانًا ʔinsānan |
الْإِنْسَانَ al-ʔinsāna |
إِنْسَانَ ʔinsāna |
Genitive | إِنْسَانٍ ʔinsānin |
الْإِنْسَانِ al-ʔinsāni |
إِنْسَانِ ʔinsāni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | إِنْسَانَيْن ʔinsānayn |
الْإِنْسَانَيْن al-ʔinsānayn |
إِنْسَانَيْ ʔinsānay |
Nominative | إِنْسَانَانِ ʔinsānāni |
الْإِنْسَانَانِ al-ʔinsānāni |
إِنْسَانَا ʔinsānā |
Accusative | إِنْسَانَيْنِ ʔinsānayni |
الْإِنْسَانَيْنِ al-ʔinsānayni |
إِنْسَانَيْ ʔinsānay |
Genitive | إِنْسَانَيْنِ ʔinsānayni |
الْإِنْسَانَيْنِ al-ʔinsānayni |
إِنْسَانَيْ ʔinsānay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَنَاسِي ʔanāsī |
الْأَنَاسِي al-ʔanāsī |
أَنَاسِي ʔanāsī |
Nominative | أَنَاسِيُّ ʔanāsiyyu |
الْأَنَاسِيُّ al-ʔanāsiyyu |
أَنَاسِيُّ ʔanāsiyyu |
Accusative | أَنَاسِيَّ ʔanāsiyya |
الْأَنَاسِيَّ al-ʔanāsiyya |
أَنَاسِيَّ ʔanāsiyya |
Genitive | أَنَاسِيَّ ʔanāsiyya |
الْأَنَاسِيِّ al-ʔanāsiyyi |
أَنَاسِيِّ ʔanāsiyyi |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: insan
- → Bashkir: инсан (insan)
- Gulf Arabic: إنسان (ɪnsan)
- → Hindi: इंसान (insān)
- → Persian: انسان (ensân)
- → Tajik: инсон (inson)
- → Tatar: инсан (insan)
- → Turkish: insan
- → Turkmen: ynsan
- → Urdu: انسان (insān)
- → Uyghur: ئىنسان (insan)
- → Uzbek: inson
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ءنس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Categories:
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ء ن س
- Arabic terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic 2-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
- Arabic masculine nouns
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular
- Arabic nouns with broken plural
- Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural