انسان

See also: إنسان, أنشأن, and انشأن

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Noun

انسان • (insan)

1. human, person

Descendants

• Turkish: insan

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “insan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “انسان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 219

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Noun

انسان • (insān) m (feminine انسانه)

1. human, man
2. person

References

• Raverty, H. G. (1867) “انسان”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔin.ˈsɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪn.sɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪn.sɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪn.sɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔin.sɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔen.sɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔin.sɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	insān
Dari reading?	insān
Iranian reading?	ensân
Tajik reading?	inson

• Rhymes: -ân

Noun

Dari	انسان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	инсон

اِنسان • (ensân) (plural انسان‌ها (ensân-hâ))

1. human
2. person

Related terms

• انسانی (ensâni)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: इंसान (insān)

  Urdu: انسان (insān)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਇਨਸਾਨ (inasān)

  Shahmukhi script: انسان (insān)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Noun

اِنساَنُ • (insānu) m (Devanagari इन्सानु)

1. human

   Synonym: بشر

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪn.sɑːn/

• Audio (PK):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

اِنْسان • (insān) m (Hindi spelling इन्सान or इंसान)

1. human

   Synonym: مانو (mānav)

2. person

Related terms

• انس
• انسانی
• انسانیت