ਇਨਸਾਨੀਅਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian انسانیت (insâniyyat), from Arabic إِنْسَانِيَّة (ʔinsāniyya). Compare Hindi इनसानियत (insāniyat).

Noun

ਇਨਸਾਨੀਅਤ • (insānīat) f (Shahmukhi spelling انسانیت)

1. humanity, mankind
2. humanity, human nature
3. humaneness, virtuousness, propriety

Synonyms

• (humanity): ਮਨੁੱਖਤਾ (manukkhatā)
• (humaneness): ਆਦਮੀਅਤ (ādamīat), ਭਲਮਨਸਊ (bhalmanasaū)

Related terms

• ਇਨਸਾਨ m (insān, “human being”)
• ਇਨਸਾਨੀ (insānī, “humanitarian”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਇਨਸਾਨੀਅਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025