إِنْسَان
Insan
Human / Man
Frequency65
Coverage0.08%
Status○ New
Grammar
Part of SpeechNoun (Ism)
Root (Arabic)أ ن س
Root TransliterationA-N-S
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingIn-sān
Common MistakeSlurring the initial Hamzah (إِ) into an 'ee' sound, or missing the light Ikhfā on the Nūn Sākinah (نْ) before Sīn (س).
Learning Notes
Micro Tafsir
In the Quran, *Insān* is depicted in its total contrast: honored with divine intellect and stature (*Aḥsani taqwīm*), yet prone to haste, weakness, ingratitude, and loss (*Khusr*) unless guided by faith and good deeds.
Memory Hook
Connect it to the word *Nās* (people) or the root concept of being a social being who easily forgets (*Nisyān*).
Audio Pronunciation
Contextual Verse
Al-'Asr (103:2)
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Indeed, mankind is in loss,
Common Combinations
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ
Khalaqa al-insān
خَلَقَ (created) + الْإِنسَانَ (mankind/man)
Created man / Created human beings
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ
Created man,
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Inna al-insāna la-fī khusr
إِنَّ (indeed) + الْإِنسَانَ (mankind) + لَفِي (is surely in) + خُسْرٍ (loss)
Indeed, mankind is in loss
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Indeed, mankind is in loss,
Forms
إِنْسَانالْإِنْسَانَالْإِنْسَانُالْإِنْسَانِلِلْإِنْسَانِ
Related Words
ناسإنسأناسانس