इनसानियत (insaaniyat)
noun
A single-sense abstract noun meaning 'humanity' in the moral sense -- the quality of being humane, kind, and compassionate. Also spelled इंसानियत (insaaniyat) with a nasalized vowel; both spellings are common.
Sense
1
:
humaneness, compassion, humanity as a moral quality
noun, feminine
Synonyms: मानवता (maanavtaa), इंसानियत (insaaniyat, variant form)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word shows up constantly in moral appeals -- a shopkeeper scolding someone for cheating a poor customer might say 'थोड़ी तो इनसानियत रखो' (thodii to insaaniyat rakho, 'have at least a little humanity'). It carries real emotional weight in everyday speech, often invoked when someone's behavior is seen as cruel or selfish, cutting across religious and social lines as a shared appeal to basic decency.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this with इंसान (insaan, 'human being') -- इनसानियत (insaaniyat) is the abstract quality, not the person. 2) It refers to moral decency, not to 'mankind' as a species (that sense leans on मानवता (maanavtaa) or मानव जाति (maanav jaati)), so a sentence like 'इनसानियत ख़तरे में है' (insaaniyat khatre men hai, 'humanity is in danger') is usually about people losing their compassion, not about the species dying out.
Sample Sentences:
थोड़ी तो इनसानियत रखो।
Have at least a little humanity.
(thodii to insaaniyat rakho।)
उसमें बिल्कुल इनसानियत नहीं बची है।
There is no humanity left in him at all.
(usmen bilkul insaaniyat nahiin bachii hai।)
सच्ची इनसानियत वही है जो बिना किसी फायदे के मदद करे।
True humanity is that which helps without expecting any benefit.
(sachchii insaaniyat vahii hai jo binaa kisii phaayde ke madad kare।)
अगर उसमें थोड़ी भी इनसानियत होती, तो वह उस बूढ़े आदमी को धक्का न देता।
If he had even a little humanity, he wouldn't have pushed that old man.
(agar usmen thodii bhii insaaniyat hotii, to vah us boodhe aadmii ko dhakkaa n detaa।)
आपदा के समय लोगों ने इनसानियत की मिसाल पेश की।
During the disaster, people set an example of humanity.
(aapdaa ke samay logon ne insaaniyat kii misaal pesh kii।)
क्या धर्म से बड़ी कोई चीज़ इनसानियत हो सकती है?
Can there be anything greater than religion, other than humanity?
(kyaa dharm se badii koii chiiz insaaniyat ho saktii hai?)
उस गरीब मज़दूर को धोखा देते हुए तुम्हें इनसानियत याद नहीं आई?
While cheating that poor laborer, did humanity not cross your mind?
(us gariib mazdoor ko dhokhaa dete hue tumhen insaaniyat yaad nahiin aaii?)
इनसानियत धर्म और जात से ऊपर होनी चाहिए।
Humanity should stand above religion and caste.
(insaaniyat dharm aur jaat se oopar honii chaahie।)
इनसानियत के नाते हमें उनकी मदद करनी ही चाहिए थी।
For the sake of humanity, we really should have helped them.
(insaaniyat ke naate hamen unkii madad karnii hii chaahie thii।)
जब भी दुनिया में इनसानियत मरती है, कहीं न कहीं दंगे भड़क उठते हैं।
Whenever humanity dies in the world, riots flare up somewhere or other.
(jab bhii duniyaa men insaaniyat martii hai, kahiin n kahiin dange bhadak uthte hain।)
इनसानियत को ज़िंदा रखने के लिए हमें अपनी नफ़रतों को दफ़नाना होगा।
To keep humanity alive, we will have to bury our hatreds.
(insaaniyat ko zindaa rakhne ke lie hamen apnii nafarton ko dafnaanaa hogaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
इनसानियत
(insaaniyat)
(sg.f.oblique):
इनसानियत
(insaaniyat)
(pl.f.direct):
इनसानियतें
(insaaniyten)
(pl.f.oblique):
इनसानियतों
(insaaniyton)