ناس

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Back-formation from النَّاس (an-nās), contraction of الْأُنَاس (al-ʾunās). Cognate with Aramaic אֲנָשָׁא (ʾănāšā), Classical Syriac ܐܲܢܵܫܵܐ, ܢܵܫܵܐ (ʾanāšā, nāšā), Biblical Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ (ʾĕnōš) (whence English Enos).

Noun

نَاس • (nās) pl

(sg. see إنسان)
  1. people

Declension

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