انسان

See also: إنسان, أنشأن, and انشأن

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Noun

انسان • (insan)

human, person

Descendants

Turkish: insan

References

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

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Noun

انسان • (insān) m (feminine انسانه)

human, man
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]
- (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


Iranian Persian	انسان
Dari	انسان
Tajik	инсон

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

human
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)

human
Synonym: بشر

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪn.sɑːn/
Audio (PK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

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

human
Synonym: مانو (mānav)
person

Related terms

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