इंसान

See also: इंसानी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• इनसान (insān)
• इन्सान (insān)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian انسان (ensân), from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Noun

इंसान • (insān) m (Urdu spelling انسان)

1. human, man

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   वह इंसान नहीं, हैवान है।

   vah insān nahī̃, haivān hai.

   He is not a human, but a beast.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:मनुष्य

Related terms

• (noun): इनसानियत (insāniyat)
• (adjective): इनसानी (insānī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “इंसान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.