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إنسان

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Arabic

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Root
ء ن س (ʔ n s)
15 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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إِنْسَان (ʔinsānm (plural أَنَاسِيّ (ʔanāsiyy))

  1. human
    Synonym: بَشَر (bašar)

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

See also

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  • شخص (šaḵṣ, person, individual)