إنسانية

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Arabic

Root
ء ن س (ʔ n s)
15 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Relative noun (nisba) composed of إِنْسَان (ʔinsān, human) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Noun

إِنْسَانِيَّة (ʔinsāniyyaf

  1. The condition or quality of being human, humanity
    Synonym: بَشَرِيَّة (bašariyya)
    • (Can we date this quote?), محمد الأمين الشنقيطي, آداب البحث والمناظرة:
      وعكس الموجبة الجزئية فيه موجبة جزئية. فلو قلت بعض الحيوان إنسان فعكس نقيض الموافق بعض لا إنسان لا حيوان وهو صادق. ولا يصدق إلا جزئياً لأن ما انتفت عنه الإنسانية قد تنتفي عنه الحيوانية كالحجر. وقد تثبت له الحيوانية كالفرس.
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  2. humanism
  3. (collective) mankind, humanity (human race)
    Synonym: بَشَرِيَّة (bašariyya)
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

إِنْسَانِيَّة (ʔinsāniyyaf (plural إِنْسَانِيَّات (ʔinsāniyyāt), masculine إِنْسَانِيّ (ʔinsāniyy))

  1. female equivalent of إِنْسَانِيّ (ʔinsāniyy, humanist, humanitarian, philanthropist)
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Adjective

إِنْسَانِيَّة (ʔinsāniyyaf

  1. feminine singular of إِنْسَانِيّ (ʔinsāniyy)
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “انس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN