إنسان

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Arabic

Root
ء ن س (ʔ n s)
15 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔināš- (man, person). Has the form of a verbal noun , as if from أَنِسَ (ʔanisa, to sense (visually or auditorily)).

Pronunciation

Noun

إِنْسَان (ʔinsānm (plural أَنَاسِيّ (ʔanāsiyy))

  1. human
    Synonym: بَشَر (bašar)

Declension

Descendants

References

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Pronunciation

Noun

إنسان (ʔinsānm (plural ناس (nās), feminine إنسانة (ʔinsāna))

  1. human being, person
    Synonym: بنادم (bnādim, bnādam)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔin.saːn/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Noun

إنسان (ʔinsānm (plural ناس (nās), feminine إنسانة (ʔinsāne))

  1. human being, person
    Synonym: بني آدم (bani ʔādam)

See also

  • شخص (šaḵṣ, person, individual)