ਇਨਸਾਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian انسان (insān), from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān). Compare Hindi इंसान (insān).

Noun

ਇਨਸਾਨ • (insān) m (Shahmukhi spelling انسان)

1. person, human being

Declension

Declension of ਇਨਸਾਨ
dir. sg.	ਇਨਸਾਨ (inasān)
dir. pl.	ਇਨਸਾਨ (inasān)
	singular	plural
direct	ਇਨਸਾਨ (inasān)	ਇਨਸਾਨ (inasān)
oblique	ਇਨਸਾਨ (inasān)	ਇਨਸਾਨਾਂ (inasānā̃)
vocative	ਇਨਸਾਨਾ (inasānā)	ਇਨਸਾਨੋ (inasāno)
ablative	ਇਨਸਾਨੋਂ (inasānõ)	—
locative	ਇਨਸਾਨੇ (inasāne)	ਇਨਸਾਨੀਂ (inasānī̃)
instrumental	ਇਨਸਾਨੇ (inasāne)	ਇਨਸਾਨੀਂ (inasānī̃)

Related terms

• ਇਨਸਾਨੀ (insānī, “humanitarian”, adjective)
• ਇਨਸਾਨੀਅਤ f (insānīat, “humanity”)

Further reading

• “ਇਨਸਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024