इंसान
See also: इंसानी
Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian انسان (insān), from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān). Compare Bengali ইনসান (insan), Punjabi ਇਨਸਾਨ (insān).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɪn.sɑːn/, [ɪ̃n.sä̃ːn]
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Noun
इंसान • (insān) m (Urdu spelling انسان)
- human, man
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मनुष्य
- वह इंसान नहीं, हैवान है।
- vah insān nahī̃, haivān hai.
- He is not a human, but a beast.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | इंसान insān |
इंसान insān |
| oblique | इंसान insān |
इंसानों insānõ |
| vocative | इंसान insān |
इंसानो insāno |
Related terms
- इनसानियत (insāniyat)
- इनसानी (insānī)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “इंसान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इंसान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press