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title: "إِنْسَان (insān) meaning in Arabic: human being"
description: "إِنْسَان (insān) means “human being”. Root أ·ن·س, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/insan"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# إِنْسَان

*insān* · **human being**

إِنْسَان (insān) is an Arabic noun meaning “human being”. It is built on the root أ·ن·س. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: أ·ن·س
- Level: A1

## How to read إِنْسَان, letter by letter

5 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- إ — همزة تحت ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ن — نون (nūn): n
- س — سين (sīn): s
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## Questions about إِنْسَان

### What is the root of إِنْسَان?

The root of إِنْسَان is أ·ن·س.

### What level is إِنْسَان?

Fasaha first uses إِنْسَان at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)