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anthropology in Arabic

عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان ʕilmu l-ʔinsān

UK/ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi//ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/

anthropology in Arabic: عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان (ʕilmu l-ʔinsān), أَنْطْرُوبُولُوجْيَا (ʔanṭrubulūjyā). In English, anthropology means the scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.

Arabic words for anthropology

the study of humanity
عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان ʕilmu l-ʔinsān, أَنْطْرُوبُولُوجْيَا ʔanṭrubulūjyā

English meaning of anthropology

  1. noun The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
  2. noun The study of humanity in its relation to the divine, as in Christian anthropology.

Full definition of anthropology

anthropology in a sentence

  • According to anthropology, there are six basic patterns of kinship terminology or kin naming systems.

anthropology in other languages

Questions about anthropology in Arabic

What is the meaning of anthropology in Arabic?
Anthropology in Arabic is عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان (ʕilmu l-ʔinsān), أَنْطْرُوبُولُوجْيَا (ʔanṭrubulūjyā).
ما معنى كلمة anthropology؟
Anthropology: عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان (ʕilmu l-ʔinsān), أَنْطْرُوبُولُوجْيَا (ʔanṭrubulūjyā).
What does anthropology mean in English?
Anthropology means the scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.

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