ਇਨਸਾਨ
Punjabi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِنْسَان (insān), borrowed from Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān), from Proto-Semitic *ʔināš- (“man, person”).
Noun
ਇਨਸਾਨ • (insān) m (Shahmukhi spelling انسان)
Declension
| 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, 2026